Don’t you think it’s better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life —Audrey Niffenegger

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Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try. - Joyce Meyer

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In the short term, it would make me happy to go play outside. In the long term, it would make me happier to do well at school and become successful. But in the VERY long term, I know which will make better memories. ― Bill Watterson

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We can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that counts. – Madeleine L’Engle

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You must learn to take a step back and visualize the whole piece. If you focus only on the thread given to you, you lose sight of what it can become. ― Colleen Houck

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Try again. Fail again. Fail better. ― Samuel Beckett

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Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before. ― Bonnie Blair

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Failure is an important part of your growth and developing resilience. — Michelle Obama

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It's better to understand something than to memorize something.

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Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained. ― Marie Curie

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