Character, not circumstance, makes the person. ― Booker T. Washington

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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us

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Even as you make progress, you need the discipline to keep from backtracking and sabotaging the success as it’s happening. – Nipsey Hussle

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Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human needs for achievement, a sense of belonging, recognition, self-esteem, a feeling of control over one's life, and the ability to live up to one's ideals. Such feelings touch us deeply and elicit a powerful response. — John P. Kotter

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There’s no distinction of clime, age, and person, there’s one indivisible, Universal Brotherhood

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Spoke some things into the universe and they appeared, I say it’s worth it, I won’t say it’s fair. Find your purpose or you wastin’ air. – Nipsey Hussle

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Be the kind of person who dares to face life's challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them. ― Roy T. Bennett

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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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The labor into which a heart has poured its whole love--where will it have its say, to excite and inspire, and when?

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Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.

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