I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.
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If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
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A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
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A little experience often upsets a lot of theory.
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Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.
It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.
It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.
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If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
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It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
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I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.
