Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. ― John F. Kennedy

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Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

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I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world into defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepperd. I am lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny. I will persist until I succeed.

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Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.

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Crossing out is an art that is, perhaps, even more difficult than writing. It requires the sharpest eye to decide what is superfluous and must be removed. And it requires ruthlessness toward yourself -- the greatest ruthlessness and self-sacrifice. You must know how to sacrifice parts in the name of the whole.

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Don't focus on what's wrong. Things may not be perfect, but be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day. Live each day like it could be your last. Joel Osteen

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All grown-ups were once children but only few of them remember it.

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Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

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One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.

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