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"At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in."
"In the end, when it's over, all that matters is what you've done."
"God bless Merle Haggard. He did all the things that Johnny Cash was supposed to have done."
"Pray like it all depends on God, then when you are done, go work like it all depends on you."
"No idea is original, there's nothing new under the sun, it's never what you do, but how it's done"
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"Sometimes a loss is the best thing that can happen. It teaches you what you should have done next time."
"For my hustlers, here's some motivation: He who has begun is half done."
"If a girl understands your BS, sticks with you through your mistakes, smiles even when you've done nothing for her, it's obvious she's a keeper. But it's also obvious you don't deserve her."
"The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it."
"Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world"
"Don't stop when you're tired; stop when you're done."
"I'm not afraid to fail...I'm scared to death of dying and having the Lord say to me, 'Angelica, this is what you might have done had you trusted more."
"The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done... you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do."
"The secret of getting things done is to act!"
"Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done."
"Everybody can tell you how to do it but they never done it"
"It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on."
"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please."
"By pursuing his own interest (the individual) frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good."
"One beautiful diamond is worth more than a mountain of stones, and one virtuous act of acquiescence and submission is better than an abundance of good works done for others."
"I yearn for that livin' large, but mama I ain't done yet/Sit back and watch your son rise, kick back and know your son set"
"It is always impossible until it is done."
"The world looks at what you have, while God sees who you have. The world's system is based on what you have done, while God looks at what Jesus has done on the cross for you."
"Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us."
"It is better to have done something than to have been someone."
