"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
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"Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What's in it for me?"
"Courage is grace under pressure."
"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."
"What is now proved was once only imagined."
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow."
"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do."
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
"If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."
"I would rather die of passion than of boredom."
"Our entire biological system, the brain, and the Earth itself, work on the same frequencies."
"Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking."
"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more."
"If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time."
"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives."
"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are."
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."
"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."
"Do one thing every day that scares you."
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."