The road to excellence starts with what you do best, continues with devotion and never really ends. ― George Wilson Adams

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Hard work is a route which you must ply to reach your destination. ― Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

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It is easier to move mountains using God's hands. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

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The smell of the sweat is not sweet, but the fruit of the sweat is very sweet. ― Amit Kalantri

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Oh, Issyk-Kul, my Issyk-Kul--my unfinished song! Why did I have to remember that day when I came here with Asel and stopped on the same rise, right above the water? Everything was the same. The blue-and-white waves ran up the yellow shore holding hands. The sun was setting behind the mountains, and at the far end of the lake the water was tinged with pink. The swans wheeled over the water with excited, exultant cries. They soared up and dropped down on outspread wings that seemed to hum. They whipped up the water and started wide, foaming circles. Everything was the same, only there was no Asel with me. Where are you, my slender poplar in a red kerchief, where are you now?

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As the psychologist Daniel Gilbert observed, disbelieving is hard work, and System 2 is easily tired. ― Daniel Kahneman

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Never give up on what you love, recognize your strength and follow your passion ― Madhuri Vipparla

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Paperwork will ruin any military force. -Chesty Puller

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The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.

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A farmer is a magician who produces money from the mud. ― Amit Kalantri

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