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“Never take your position for granted and never let any favors you receive go to your head.”
Robert Greene
“The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone.”
Albert Camus
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
Bob Marley
“It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn
“Awakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it.”
G.I. Gurdjieff
“The secret of happiness is not in doing what you like but in liking what you have to do.”
Sathya Sai Baba
“The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.”
Aristotle
“There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.”
— Bjarne Stroustrup
“The greatest sacrifice is when you sacrifice your own happiness for the sake of someone else.”
— Unknown
“Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.”
— Thomas Kinkade
“Mistake is a mistake only if you make it twice.”
Robin Sharma
“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.”
— Unknown
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”
Vince Lombardi
“The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.”
Michelangelo
“You can have results or excuses, but not both.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger
“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
— James Baldwin
“Life is from the inside out. When you shift on the inside, life shifts on the outside.”
Kamal Ravikant
“Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking.”
Nicolas Chamfort
“Only by the sweat of my own brow. I am a totally working man.”
— Harold Pinter
“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”
Walt Disney
“You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.”
Jim Rohn
“There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.”
— Honore de Balzac
“In most communities it is illegal to cry 'fire' in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The only limits in your life are those that you set yourself.”
Celestine Chua

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