Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. – Henry David Thoreau

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It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. – e. e. cummings

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Nobody is bound by any obligation unless it has first been freely accepted.

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We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list. — Michelle Obama

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There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.

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Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. – Ella Williams

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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. ― William Faulkner

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Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. — Benjamin Disraeli

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The knowledge that every day there is something more to learn, something higher to reach for, something new to make for others, makes each day infinitely precious

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If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito. – Betty Reese

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