Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. — John D. Rockefeller

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Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you. – Aldous Huxley

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Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and, most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. ― Pele

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There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster. ― Dalai Lama XIV

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The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca. ― Anthony Bourdain

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It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. – L.M. Montgomery

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There is nothing in all nature without its reason," he wrote. "If you know the reason, you do not need the experience. ― Leonardo da Vinci

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Every champion was once a contender that didn’t give up. ― Gabby Douglas

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No matter how much experience you have, there’s always something new you can learn and room for improvement. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. -Helen Keller

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