It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It's not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound re-invention. ― Conan O'Brien

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Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.

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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

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I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose... When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.

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The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. —Winston Churchill

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I never dreamed about success. I worked for it. —Estée Lauder

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Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it. — Nelson Mandela

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NEVER let anything or anyone STEAL your joy. Those are open to love; we love who you are and just the way you are. We are humans who are not expected to be PERFECT. God made us just the way we are. Our being cannot be defined by how we look but by our character, knowing this to be the best we can be and knowing that we are uniquely created just the way we are. ― Dr. Nana

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Work hard in silence, let your success be the noise. ― Frank Ocean

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