It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste – Henry Ford

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houghts are like an open ocean, they can either move you forward within its waves, or sink you under deep into its abyss. ― Anthony Liccione

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Taxes are the source of life for the bureaucracy, the army and the court, in short, for the whole apparatus of the executive power. Strong government and heavy taxes are identical.

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Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. – Thomas Jefferson

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Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it. In my day I was told women didn’t go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn’t. – Gertrude B. Elion

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To love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.

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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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All truths are erroneous. This is the very essence of the dialectical process: today's truths become errors tomorrow; there is no final number. This truth (the only one) is for the strong alone. Weak-nerved minds insist on a finite universe, a last number; they need, in Nietzsche's words, "the crutches of certainty". The weak-nerved lack the strength to include themselves in the dialectic syllogism.

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We can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that counts. – Madeleine L’Engle

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