Quote of the day

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Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.
- Samuel Goldwyn

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Great hopes make great men.
- Thomas Fuller

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If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live a life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
- Henry David Thoreau

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The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it, put your whole soul into it -- every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
- John D. Rockefeller III

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When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word "succeed," you find that it simply means to follow through.

F. W. Nichol

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The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.
- George Bernard Shaw

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Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
Henry Van Dyke

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It is a good thing to be rich, it is a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be beloved of many friends.
- Euripedes

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Negatives and positives are most always based on perception and tend to rent space in our minds and largely dictate our reaction to situations.

M. Raymond Sheppard

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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
- Beverly Sills

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The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
Washington Irving

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I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.
- Augusten Burroughs

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The secret of success is consistency of purpose.
Benjamin Disraeli

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The patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.
Quentin Regestein

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Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.
Charles Schultz

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A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked. ~Author Unknown

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Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.
Denis Waitley

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It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants.
The question is, "What are we busy about"?
Henry David Thoreau

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The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
Eric Hoffer