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The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense. 

 -- Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931) American Inventor

All high achievers plan their work and work their plan, for they are keenly aware that "luck" is most often being prepared to take advantage of a situation.  

 -- Unknown

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.   

-- Charles Dickens (1812-1870) English Novelist

Courage is the greatest of all the virtues. Because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

  -- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English Author

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. 

-- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Roman Philosopher

Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome.  

 -- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English Author  

One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.  

 -- Sigmund Freud

Faith that the thing can be done is essential to any great achievement.

 -- Thomas N. Carruther

I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed, but the spirit in which we face them, that constitutes our comfort.

   -- Elizabeth T. King

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. 

 -- Booker T. Washington

He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.  

-- John Milton (1608-1674) English Poet

What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.

  -Mother Teresa  (1910-1997) Albanian Missionary  

Worry is as useless as a handle on a snowball.

-  Mitzi Chandler

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a life.

 -  Sandra Carey

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

 -- Aldous Huxley (1864-1963) English Novelist 

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. 

-  Carl Bard

"The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking." 

-- Albert Einstein

"The greatest gift you will ever have is your life, and the second greatest gift-which you give yourself-is courage to live it to the fullest. Time goes by quickly, and you cannot take it for granted. Appreciate how far you have come, and give yourself the gift of discovering how far you can yet go."

-- Dr. Sonya Friedman

Be mindful of each moment in your day. SLOW DOWN! Your journey is not only about arriving at your destination. The journey is the journey. The end is not the journey. The destination will be what it will be, but did you enjoy the way? 

--Ron Rathbun

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

-- Cherokee Proverb

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