"Those who do not move, do not notice their chains."
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"Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you."
"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."
"Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now."
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
"You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself."
"We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing."
"A leader is a dealer in hope."
"Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem!"
"Mistakes are the portals of discovery."
"On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don't stop"
"A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn."
"Behind the cloud the sun is still shining."
"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."
"I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking."
"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."
"Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience."
"Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door."
"Don't let one cloud obliterate the whole sky."
"It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure."