Expecting the best means that you put your whole heart (i.e. the central essence of your personality) into what you want to accomplish. People are defeated in life not because of lack of ability, but for lack of wholeheartedness. They do not wholeheartedly expect to succeed. Their heart isn't in it, which is to say, they themselves are not fully given.

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When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, big things happen.

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Know what you want and believe that you can have it.

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Every person, if he is to have mental health and live successfully, must move away from past failures and mistakes and go forward without letting them be a weight upon him. The art of forgetting is absolutely necessary.

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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.

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If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.

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Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

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Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

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Fill the day with enthusiasm. Give the day all you've got and it will give you all it's got, which will be plenty.

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Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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