The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.
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The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.
Some might think that the creativity, imagination, and flights of fancy that give my life meaning are insanity.
Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.
If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll get it.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.
What happens is fact, not truth. Truth is what we think about what happens.
The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.
Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
I hear much of people's calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.
I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.
I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humor.
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