Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. — Thomas A. Edison

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Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own. — Michelle Obama

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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. — Dale Carnegie

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Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

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Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and, most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. ― Pele

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Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. — Robert Collier

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To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.

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We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success. — Arianna Huffington

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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. — Oprah Winfrey

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The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.

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