We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Will Durant

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You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

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The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

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Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.

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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

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One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

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Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place. — Rumi

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Patience is the companion of wisdom.

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If you want to hit home runs, you've go to swing a lot.

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