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“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ ” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” – Max De Pree

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Qubein

“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” -Zig Ziglar

“To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like.” – Mike Gafka

“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” -Jim Rohn

“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” – Henry Ford

“Nothing external to you has any power over you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.” – Helen Keller

“Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing.” – Oscar Wilde

“People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” -Robert Schuller

“If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.” – Tom Peters

“You learn the most when you’re out on the edge.” – Jim Whittaker

“Champions are propelled by desire, not compelled by fear.” – Denis Waitley

“The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” – Harriet Braiker

“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” – Margaret Fuller

“Everyone has special talents, and it is our duty to find ours and use them well.”- John Templeton

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