"Friends accept you the way you are."
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"There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion."
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"I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest."
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"Every artist was first an amateur."
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"The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves."
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"When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do."
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"The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't any."
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"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them."
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"Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art."
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"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage."
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"Don't try to be original; just try to be good."
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"Money is the best deodorant."
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"I can be a better me than anyone can."
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"I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles."
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"To me consensus seems to be - the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies in search of something in which no-one believes, but to which no-one objects - the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner "I stand for consensus"?"
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"Start listening to what you say. Are your comments and ideas negative? You aren't going become positive if you always say negative things. Do you hear yourself say"I could never do that","I never have any luck","I never get things right". Wow - that's negative self-talk! Try saying"I am going to do that","I am so lucky""I always try to get things right". Can you hear how much better that sounds?"
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"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise."
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"A business leader has to keep their organization focused on the mission. That sounds easy, but it can be tremendously challenging in today's competitive and ever-changing business environment. A leader also has to motivate potential partners to join."
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"We led with our conviction rather than rational, because rational said it was impossible."
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"Work hard but work smart. Always. Every day. Nothing is handed to you and nothing is easy. You're not owed anything... No job or task is too small or beneath you. If you want to get ahead, volunteer to do the things no one else wants to do, and do it better. Be a sponge. Be open and learn."
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