Whether I'm at the office, at home, or on the road, I always have a stack of books I'm looking forward to reading.

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You can cut down a tree with a hammer, but it takes about 30 days. If you trade the hammer for an ax, you can cut it down in about 30 minutes. The difference between 30 days and 30 minutes is skills. - Jim Rohn

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Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. — Andrew Carnegie

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Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.

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Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. — Conrad Hilton

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Step by step and the thing is done. — Charles Atlas

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I love when people underestimate me and then become pleasantly surprised.

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You always pass failure on the way to success. ― Mickey Rooney

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For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

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Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. – Helen Keller

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