William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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In life, satisfaction is experienced when activities are brought to a state of completion. Loss of energy and loss of control are functions of incompletion. The result of completing things releases one's ability to create. Prioritize any items that need to be completed, set a completion date, then do it.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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Believe while others are doubting.
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence
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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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A mediocre music teacher tells. A good music teacher explains. A superior music teacher demonstrates. A great music teacher inspires.
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Real optimism is exposed to the worst but expects the best.
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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.
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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.
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Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.
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Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation.
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America needs fewer men obsessed with erecting fences of hate, suspicion and name calling.
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Every person has the power to make others happy. Some do it simply by entering a room others by leaving the room. Some individuals leave trails of gloom; others, trails of joy. Some leave trails of hate and bitterness; others, trails of love and harmony. Some leave trails of cynicism and pessimism; others trails of faith and optimism. Some leave trails of criticism and resignation; others trails of gratitude and hope. What kind of trails do you leave?
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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We are more than what we do... much more than what we accomplish... far more than what we possess.