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“Success is to be measured not so much by the position one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he (or she) has overcome.”

Booker T. Washington

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“Personality can open doors but only character can keep them open.”

Elmer Letterman

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“Love is the only weapon capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“The successful person will profit from his/her mistakes and try again in a different way.” Dale Carnegie

Meaning: This quote means that we all make mistakes but we can benefit from them.

Life Application: I will learn from my mistakes and learn to be resilient by doing things differently.

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“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”

William Butler Yeats

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“Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor (passion), and attended to with diligence.”

Abigail Adams, 1870

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“He who opens a school door closes a prison.”

Victor Hugo

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“They may forget what you said but they may never forget how you made them feel.”

Carol Buchner

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“The educated person is the one who has learned how to learn and change.” (paraphrased)

Carl Rogers

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“What the Mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” Napoleon Hill

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“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you sow/plant.”

Robert Louis Stevenson

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“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” Plutarch

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“Your present circumstances don’t determine your destiny; they merely determine where you start.”

Nido Qubein

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“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”

Norman Vincent Peale

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“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”

Jimmy Dean

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“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”

Martin Luther

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“Clouds come floating into my life, not to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore

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“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”

• Tony Robbins

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“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”

Invisible = cannot be seen

Visible = can be seen

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“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone else planted a tree a long time ago.”

Warren Buffett

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“An obstacle is often a stepping stone.”

Prescott

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“Quality is not an act; it is a habit.”

Aristotle

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“If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shades.”

Thomas Peters

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“Talk to someone who makes you happy; but never fail to talk to someone who feels happy to talk to you.”

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“Life is common for all, but we can only get what we try for: some find fishes, some find pearls, but some only get their feet wet.”

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“People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does taking a shower. That’s why we recommend it daily.”

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“Life is about falling; living is about getting back up.”

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“Life teaches us to make good use of time, while time teaches us the value of life.”

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“If you can’t accept it, change it; if you can’t change it, leave it.”

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“The real art of conversation is not just to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”

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