"If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you."
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"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."
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"The world is waiting for you to wake up to the person you are called to be. Stop listening to the negative inner conversation that's causing you to play small. Focus your mind on positive thoughts, possibilities and solutions that can move you forward. Tap into your creativity and determination and stay busy. Stay focused."
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"In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result."
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"Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward"
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"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore."
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"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success."
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"The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world."
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"In short, Israel is the measure of our failings and our incompetence. We have waited for a great leader for years, but none came; we have waited for a mighty military victory, but we were defeated roundly; we have waited for outside powers (the United States or, in its time, the Soviet Union), but none came to our aid. The one thing we have not tried in all seriousness has been to rely on OURSELVES: until we do that with a full commitment to success there is no chance that we can advance towards self-determination and freedom from aggression."
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"Fighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It's the determination and the will in the guy."
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"Determination. No matter what field you're in, determination will surely get you to the top."
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"Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent."
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"Another discovery which came out of my investigation was the fact that when one gives his or her order to produce a definite result and stands by that order, it seems to have the effect of giving one what might be termed a second sight which enables him or her to see right through ordinary problems. What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when one is in that state of mind in which he or she knows exactly what one wants and is fully determined not to quit until he or she finds it."
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"Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement."
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"Begin with the end in mind."
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"It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time."
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"The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
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"My younger son, Cordell, aka Lil Snoop, loves me like a fan loves Snoop Dogg. He's inspired by making me happy. My older son, Corde, aka Spank, does everything I say, with effort and determination - but he does it for himself. He gets his thrill out of seeing his own results on the football field."
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"Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us from feeling deep concern when ideals and principles that we have cherished are challenged."
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"Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure."
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