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

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You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense...

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense...

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

You either make dust or eat dust.

You either make dust or eat dust.

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...

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...

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.

Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.

Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.

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.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

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.

Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.

Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.

You can't hire someone to practice for you.

You can't hire someone to practice for you.

Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave...

Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave...

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.

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

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

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good...

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good...

I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years.

I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years.