You cannot force ideas. Successful ideas are the result of slow growth. Ideas do not reach perfection in a day, no matter how much study is put upon them.

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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. – William James

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There's a great deal of difference between temperament and temper. Temperament is something you welcome creatively, for it is based on sensitivity, empathy, awareness ... but a bad temper takes too much out of you and doesn't really accomplish anything.

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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ― Winston Churchill

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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.

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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love… — Marcus Aurelius

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The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.

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We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others. — Nelson Mandela

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Never rest on past success. Create something better. ― Ron Kaufman

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You know, you don't have to have money to be a successful businessperson. You don't need a college degree. You just need a lot of common sense backed up by a willingness to work hard.

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