If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. ― Rick Riordan

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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious effort. — Henry David Thoreau

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High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. — Charles Kettering

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It requires a better type of mind to seek out and to support or to create the new than to follow the worn paths of accepted success. — John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

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Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it. ― C. JoyBell C.

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Don't just learn something from every experience, learn something positive. - Al Neuharth

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It is never too late to be what you might have been. ― Unknown

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Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t. — Lucille Ball

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Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets. — Leonardo Da Vinci

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Some people are so busy in learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.

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