DALE CARNEGIE

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.

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ERIC HOFFER

It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.

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DOROTHEA BRANDE

To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail.

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JOSH BILLINGS

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

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ANON

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.

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AUDREY HEPBURN

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says "I'm possible"!

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H.G. WELLS

Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but wise.

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AESOP

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

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ARISTOTLE ONASSIS

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

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ANNA LAPPE

Courage is saying, "Maybe what I'm doing isn't working; maybe I should try something else."

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MAHATMA GHANDI

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.

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MOHAMMAD ALI

Silence is golden, when you can’t think of a good answer.

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ANON

Only as high as I reach can I grow,
Only as far as I seek can I go,
Only as deep as I look can I see,
Only as much as I dream can I be.

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EDITH SITWELL

My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music and silence.

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MARK TWAIN

Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

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ANON

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything.

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LAO-TZU

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

One lives and learns, doesn’t one? That is certainly one of the more prevalent delusions.

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ALBERT SCHWEITZER

A man does not have to be an angel in order to be a saint.

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LINDA GRAYSON

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. (The Merchant of Venice)

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THOMAS A. EDISON

If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.

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ANON

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

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KIMBERLY HOWARD

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

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LEONARD L. LEVINSON

A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them.

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BUDDHA

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

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JOHN DRYDEN

Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.

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YOKO ONO

Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.

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If you look deep enough you will see music;
the heart of nature being everywhere music. (Thomas Carlyle)
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JOHN WOODEN

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you,
following you right on up until you die. (Paul Simon)
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Indian Saying

Every time you wake up, ask yourself, "What good things am I going to do today?" Remember that, when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it.

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I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. (Billy Joel)

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H. JACKSON BROWNE

Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.

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Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination and life to everything. (Plato)
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