In the middle of chaos lies opportunity.

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The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

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Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. ― Earl Nightingale

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Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. ― John F. Kennedy

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Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful. — Mark Victor Hansen

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Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

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Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

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It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back. - Adrian Grenier

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Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

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A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever. — Mary Lou Retton

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