Inspirational Quotes

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<p>Some ppl are harsh lol.</p>

<p>"We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth."</p>

<p>"...there is always inequity in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded, and some men never leave the country, and some men are stationed in the Antarctic and some men are stationed in San Francisco. It is very hard in the military or personal life to assure complete equality. Life is unfair." Harsh...</p>

<p>"The wisest men follow their own direction. "</p>

<p>"We need men who can dream of things that never were."</p>

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<p>"easier said than done"</p>

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<p>Life is a game. You have to know how to play it.</p>

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<p>^
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So is college admissions :p</p>

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<p>This might be long...</p>

<p>"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."</p>

<p>"Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible."</p>

<p>"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."</p>

<p>"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end."</p>

<p>"Life does not put things in front of you that you are unable to handle."</p>

<p>"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."</p>

<p>"Believe there are no limits but the sky."</p>

<p>"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."</p>

<p>"If you are going to doubt something, doubt your limits."</p>

<p>"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall."</p>

<p>"When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us."</p>

<p>"Care more about your character than your reputation. For your character is who you really are while your reputation is what others think you are."</p>

<p>"Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire."</p>

<p>"Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there."</p>

<p>"The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for."</p>

<p>"There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self."</p>

<p>"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow."</p>

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<p>one by homer simpson that goes something like this
you tried and you failed...lesson is never try</p>

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<p>"I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade, then, try to find a person whose life has given them vodka, and have a party" - Ron White</p>

<p>hehe</p>

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<p>"The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of it's forms - greed for life, for money, knowledge - has marked the upward surge of mankind." - Gordon Gekko (Wall Street)</p>

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<p>I value the friend who finds time for me in his calendar, but I cherish the fiend who make time for me in his calendar.</p>

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<p>These are original quotes from me: </p>

<p>"It's not what you accomplish, but the impression you make"
"Success is overated. Failure is what builds character."
"Aim for your best and you'll never be disappointed."
"Innovation is the mark of a genius not intelligence."</p>

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<p>good luck is simply the residue of hard work.</p>

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<p>"destiny called upon me to change the face of this world" napoleon bonaparte.</p>

<p>"the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" eleanor roosevelt</p>

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<p>"Visualization without implementation is hallucination"
Thomas Edison</p>

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<p>My motto has always been:
"Success is never final and failure never total. It's courage that counts." (found it in my agenda)</p>

<p>...which is very similar to the Anais Nin quote posted by dragonreborn:
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."</p>

<p>My other favorite is:
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall." --Confucius</p>

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<p>Actions speak louder than words.</p>

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<p>Said by an individual at a conference:</p>

<p>"Look to your left. Now look to your right. All three of you will be dead in less than the blink of an eye, universally speaking, so why did you spend so much time picking out which shoes to wear this morning?"</p>

<p>More traditionally:</p>

<p>The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
- Lao Tzu</p>

<p>For all sad words of tongue and pen, / The saddest are these,/ 'It might have been'.
- John Greenleaf Whittier</p>

<p>It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
- Seneca</p>

<p>Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
- unknown</p>

<p>A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
- unknown</p>

<p>I should start collecting posters with equally impressive photos on them. :P</p>

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<p>"Behind every successful man is the woman who made it happen"</p>

<p>Meow</p>