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    The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.

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Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

by Og Mandino Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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When you have them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

When you have them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

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It is the moment of evolutionary truth for the race, and what man does
with that moment will be more read more

It is the moment of evolutionary truth for the race, and what man does
with that moment will be more important than the events of the previous
millennia.

by Charles Muses Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Only the hand that erases can write the true thing.

Only the hand that erases can write the true thing.

by Meister Eckhart Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it
out.

Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it
out.

by Michael Burke Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Watch out for emergencies. They are your big chance.

Watch out for emergencies. They are your big chance.

by Fritz Reiner Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!

Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!

by Donald Gardner Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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You will find only what you bring in.

You will find only what you bring in.

by Yoda Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this read more

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.

by George Carlin Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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