...if you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down on you anyhow. And if you're trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.

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You can't just be talented: You have to be terribly smart and energetic and ruthless. You also have to become necessary to people, by working hard and well and bringing more than your bones and your skin to the project. Don't just show up. Transform the work, yourself, and everybody around you. Be needed. Be interesting. Be something no one else can be--and consistently.

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I always had the deepest affection for people who carried sublime tears in their silences.

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Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.

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It is sad that people need alcohol to make them happy. ― Habeeb Akande

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Accept the priceless gift - the joy of work. Apply the greatest value in life: love people and serve them. You will attract big and generous portions of success.

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If your belief system is not founded in an objective reality, you should not be making decisions that affect other people.

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I do not like disappointing people.- Megan Thee Stallion

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Through perseverance, many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. — Benjamin Disraeli

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Don’t let the voice of other people’s opinion drown your inner voice.

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