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“It's what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future.”
“Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.”
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”
“Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.”
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.”
“Where focus goes, energy flows.”
“To be great is to be misunderstood.”
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”
“Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect.”
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.”
“Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom. ”
“Old age is just a record of one's whole life.”
“It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends.”
“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.”
“Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.”
“When you create art, the world has to wait.”
“The greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.”
“It is safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation.”
“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.”
“This is the most simple and basic component of life: our struggles determine our successes.”
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”
“Life is much like going to the gym. The most painful part is deciding to go. Once you get past that, it's easy.”
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