The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. - Albert Schweitzer

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You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

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Positive thinking does not imply a miracle cure; if you focus on living rather than drowning in sorrow, self-pity and anger, you may just find yourself thinking your way to good health and wellness. – Ruby T.

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If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined... ― Henry David Thoreau

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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius

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Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.

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A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. — Douglas MacArthur

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Some people spend their entire lives reading but never get beyond reading the words on the page, they don't understand that the words are merely stepping stones placed across a fast-flowing river, and the reason they're there is so that we can reach the farther shore, it's the other side that matters...

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

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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.

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