I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ― Maya Angelou

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It's hard to beat a person that never gives up.

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I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back. — Malala Yousafzai

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You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your reality.

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Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

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He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed. — William James

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You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. — George Horace Lorimer

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I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

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