Smile in trouble

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ’Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

Thomas Paine

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Start creating

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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What do you pretend to be?

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

Kurt Vonnegut

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You’ve got to try! 

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. 

Michael Jordan

Giving up too early

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

Margaret Thatcher

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Originality

 It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

Herman Melville

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Keep your hopes up

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.

Dale Carnegie

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The character of a leader

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Bill Gates

Watch your thoughts

We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret.

Earl Nightingale

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Good, better, best

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.

St. Jerome

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