Motivational Quotes
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Every free action has two causes that come together to produce it. One is moral, the will that determines the act; the other is physical, the power that executes the will to act.
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If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.
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I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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No one ever achieved a goal by being interested in its achievement. One must be committed. In fact, in studying the source of people's success, I've found that persistence overshadows even talent as the most valued and effective resource in creating and shaping the quality of life. Most people give up a maddening five feet from their goal!
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.
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One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
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I think it's imperative to follow your heart and choose a profession you're passionate about, and if you haven't found that 'spark' yet, if you're not sure what you want to do with your lives - be persistent until you do.
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Lawyers are necessary in a community. Some of you...take a different view; but as I am a member of that legal profession, or was at one time, and have only lost standing in it to become a politician, I still retain the pride of the profession. And I still insist that it is the law and the lawyer that make popular government under a written constitution and written statutes possible.
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Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to create.
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A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
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I sometimes find that in interviews you learn more about yourself than the person learned about you.
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At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.
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Individuals who succeed have a belief in the power of commitment. If there's a single belief that seems almost inseparable from success, it's that there's no great success without commitment. If you look at successful people in any field, you'll find they're not necessarily the best and the brightest, the fastest and the strongest. You'll find they're the ones with the most commitment.
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Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.
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Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for average performance.
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It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.
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Don't see others doing better than you, beat your own records everyday, because success is a fight between you and yourself.
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The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.
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Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.
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Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.
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It is not what you say or hope or wish or intend but only what you do that counts. Your choices tell you unerringly who you really are.
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Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is
