If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined... — Henry David Thoreau

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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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The world is waiting for you to wake up to the person you are called to be. Stop listening to the negative inner conversation that's causing you to play small. Focus your mind on positive thoughts, possibilities and solutions that can move you forward. Tap into your creativity and determination and stay busy. Stay focused. — Les Brown

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I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.

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You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

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In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. — Abraham Lincoln

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Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you. -- Michelle Obama

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Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. — Mother Teresa

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