The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. — Alice Walker

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Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden. ― Cormac McCarthy

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I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. — Henry David Thoreau

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A little more persistence, a little more effort and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. — Elbert Hubbard

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I scorched the earth with my talent and I let my light shine. — André Leon Talley

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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten. -Calvin Coolidge

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What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving 110% all the time. – Don Zimmer

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The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there worships there, and to each is due, not scorn and blame, but reverence and praise. -Calvin Coolidge

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Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. — Bill Bradley

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It is your determination and persistence that will make you a successful person. - Kenneth J Hutchins

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