I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

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For what purpose humanity is there should not even concern us: why you are here, that you should ask yourself: and if you have no ready answer, then set for yourself goals, high and noble goals, and perish in pursuit of them! ― Friedrich Nietzsche

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If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.- Albert Einstein

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You will achieve your grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day.

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The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work. — Oprah

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Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals. ― Aristotle

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A problem defined, is a problem half solved.

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Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. - John Galsworthy

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To achieve goals you've never achieved before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.

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If we continue to think and live as if we belong only to different cultures and different religions, with separate missions and goals, we will always be in self-defeating competition with each other. Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love.

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