It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.- Leonardo Da Vinci

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First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. ― Aristotle

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The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

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The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.

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To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.

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Never finish a negative statement; reverse it immediately, and wonders will happen in your life. - Joseph Murphy

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I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine.- Neil Armstrong

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Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. - Gustave Flaubert

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Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls.

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The unexamined life is not worth living. — Socrates

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