Talent is nothing without persistence. — Dean Crawford

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No name-calling truly bites deep unless, in some dark part of us, we believe it. If we are confident enough then it is just noise. ― Laurell K. Hamilton

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If it’s going to be a world with no time for sentiment, it’s not a world that I want to live in. ― Christopher Isherwood

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It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it. . . Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. — Hans Selye

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Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. ― Allen Saunders

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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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I could see he was having problems taking my punches. I had no problem taking his. — Manny Pacquiao

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Nothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm possible!' — Audrey Hepburn

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When I forgave Jock Semple on Heartbreak Hill, I also got really cross with women. I couldn't understand why they didn't get it, why they didn't know that running was so cool and why they weren't in the race as well. Then I thought to myself "How stupid can you be? You've had so much encouragement and motivation and these women haven't."

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A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. ― Tom Stoppard

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