Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from…

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Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.

Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening,...

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening,...

True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written...

True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written...

If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may...

If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may...

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult...

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult...

Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Our lives improve only when we take chances...and the first and most difficult risk we...

Our lives improve only when we take chances...and the first and most difficult risk we...

We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot...

We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot...

Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.

Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.

Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one

Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide...

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide...

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble...

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble...

The first step binds one to the second.

The first step binds one to the second.

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Act quickly, think slowly.

Act quickly, think slowly.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

The doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is everything.

The doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is everything.

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.