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"All our dreams can come true -
if we have the courage to pursue them"

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Wonderful intentions are next to worthless among people seeking only themselves. All the so-called bright lights look more like dim bulbs. But the distinction hardly matters, it's not worth much in the grand scheme of things. Take a step back, gain perspective and be true to the basic principles. Vipers will dry out under the scorch of truth that is higher then man built empires. Good triumphs in the end!
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No circumstance, no person or combination of can conquer you as long as you do not destroy your own prospects. People may use you for a time and even slaughter your current - but the beauty of creative process rests far beyond the common deceit....
  • Where there's liberty, art succeeds.
  • You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion
  • The real measure of wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.
  • The quality of a person's character is in direct proportion to their commitment and persistence, regardless of the hight of the mountain.
  • The price of success must be paid in full, in advance. Having done so - it is time.
  • Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go and left.
  • Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. Hinsight has a way of showing you the truth.
  • The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crises maintain their viscious neutrality and bend the story.
  • First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. - Mahatma Gandhi
  • Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.
  • It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
  • One is successful - when one is no longer afraid of un-success.
  • Set your standard high - then go up there.
  • It has never be considered a "real" job - if you try to better the world.
  • The thief that takes your worldy possessions - is stuck with them for eternity.
  • People that change colors - have none on their own.
  • People that hurt you are mediocre in their desires.
  • The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them."
  • Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
  • Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
  • "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people."  - Admiral Hyman Rickover.
  • Never let reality get in the way of imagination.
  • I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed.
  • A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at you
  • You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.
  • Behind every great idea is someone saying, "It won't work."
  • Beware of those who stand aloof and greet each venture with reproof: the world would stop if things were run by those who say, "It can't be done."
  • Individuality is either the mark of genius or the reverse. Mediocrity finds safety in standardization.
  • For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.
  • If I cannot understand my friend's silence, I will never get to understand his words.
DO IT ANYWAYS
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered - FORGIVE THEM ANYWAY
If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives - BE KIND ANYWAY
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies - SUCCEED ANYWAY
If you are honest and frank, People may check you - BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY
What you spent years building, someone could destroy overnight - BUILD ANYWAY
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous - BE HAPPY ANYWAY
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow - BE GOOD ANYWAY
Give the World the best you have, and it may never be enough - GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY
You see - in the final analysis, it is between you and God - IT WAS NEVER BETWEEN YOU AND THEM ANYWAY