People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

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Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something. — Ashton Kutcher

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Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.

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Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. — Zig Ziglar

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People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

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Take and chance and don't ever look back. Never have regrets, just lessons learned.

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Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

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You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. ― Jim Rohn

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My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose. ― Ayn Rand

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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. ― Helen Keller

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