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“It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.”
 
Oprah Winfrey (born 1954);
American Television Host, Publisher
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“Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need.”
 
Frederick Buechner (born 1926);
Educator, Writer, Theologian
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“There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.”
 
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963);
Novelist
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Index_card_top “And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.”
 
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745);
Satirist
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Index_card_top “You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals!”
 
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915);
American Political Leader, Author
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Index_card_top “Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.”
 
Ayn Rand (1905-1982);
Writer, Philosopher
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Index_card_top “There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.”
 
Henry Ford (1863-1947);
Founder Of Ford Motor Company
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Index_card_top “The moment of truth, the sudden emergence of a new insight, is an act of intuition. Such intuitions give the appearance of miraculous flushes, or short-circuits of reasoning. In fact they may be likened to an immersed chain, of which only the beginning and the end are visible above the surface of consciousness. The diver vanishes at one end of the chain and comes up at the other end, guided by invisible links.”
 
Arthur Koestler (1905-1983);
Novelist, Essayist


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Index_card_top “To achieve the impossible, it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.”
 
Tom Robbins (born 1936);
Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist
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Index_card_top “Well done is better than well said.”
 
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790);
Politician, Writer, Scientist
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Index_card_top “If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.”
 
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965);
British Statesman, Prime Minister, Author, Nobel Prize Winner
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Index_card_top “The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions.”
 
Willam F. Scolavino -


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Index_card_top “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”
 
William G.T. Shedd (1820-1894);
Theologian, Teacher, Pastor


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Index_card_top “Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
 
Napoleon Hill (1883-1970);
Motivational Author
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“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.”
 
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882);
Philosopher, Poet, Author, Essayist
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Index_card_top “That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”
 
Neil Armstrong (born 1930);
First Person To Set Foot On The Moon
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“Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction. ”
 
Al Bernstein - American Sportscaster


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“Be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that life's a great balancing act. And will you succeed? Yes! you will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed). Kid, you'll move mountains.”
 
Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991);
Writer, Cartoonist, Animator
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“The happiest people are those who discover that what they should be doing and what they are doing are the same thing.”
 
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“You can do anything if you have enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars. With it, there is accomplishment. Without it there are only alibis. ”
 
Henry Ford (1863-1947);
Founder Of Ford Motor Company
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“Scatter confetti over the floor, sweep an old year out the door!”
 
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“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. ”
 
Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968);
64th Us Attorney General
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“College is something you complete. Life is something you experience. So don't worry about your grade, or the results or success. Success is defined in myriad ways, and you will find it, and people will no longer be grading you, but it will come from your own internal sense of decency. ”
 
Jon Stewart (born 1962);
Television Host, Writer, Comedian
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“A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving. ”
 
Ayn Rand (1905-1982);
Writer, Philosopher
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“Accomplishments will prove to be a journey, not a destination.”
 
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969);
34th U.S. President
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