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Leave each one his touch of folly; it helps to lighten life's burden which, if he could see himself as he is, might be too heavy to carry.

—John Lancaster Spalding

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He who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the stress of the current... Only here and there the stout, strong heart and vigorous arms struggle on toward ultimate success.

—Albert Pike

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You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

—James Lane Allen

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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him up to a heavy load.

—Paul "Bear" Bryant

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Once you can laugh at your own weaknesses, you can move forward. Comedy breaks down walls. It opens up people. If you're good, you can fill up those openings with something positive. Maybe... combat some of the ugliness in the world.

—Goldie Hawn

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Is love supposed to last throughout all time, or is it like trains changing at random stops. If I loved her, how could I leave her? If I felt that way then, how come I don't feel anything now?

—Jeff Melvoin

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Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.

—Steve Jobs

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The bars of West Hollywood and New York are awash with people throwing their lives away in the desperate hope of finding a shortcut, any shortcut. And a lot of them aren't even young anymore; their B-plans having been washed away by Vodka & Tonics years ago./ Meanwhile their competition is at home, working their asses off.

—Hugh Macleod

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There's some things that people don't admit because they don't like the way it sounds.

—Cindy Chupack

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The only way most people recognize their limits is by trespassing on them.

—Tom Morris

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It's not about vein' mad at everything. It's about bein' REALLY mad at the right stuff.

—Ice T

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Gaining control over your health and well-being is one of those times in your life that you get to be completely selfish and not feel bad about it. If you want to meet your goals, you have to make it about you. You have to make it work for you and you alone. Anything less is a setup for failure.

—Jennifer Hudson

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The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving.

—Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.

—J. K. Rowling

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A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.

—William Arthur Ward

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