Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

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Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

You either make dust or eat dust.

You either make dust or eat dust.

Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.

Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.

Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.

Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road...

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road...

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you...

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you...

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory...

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory...

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but...

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but...

You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like...

You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like...

Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you...

Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you...

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

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

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