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> [Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-anderson/our-lives-improve-only-when-we-take-chances-and-the-first-and-most/)

[Walter Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-anderson/)

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## More by Walter Anderson

> [I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-anderson/i-am-responsible-although-i-may-not-be-able-to-prevent-the-worst-from-2/)

[Walter Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-anderson/)

> [Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-anderson/our-lives-improve-only-when-we-take-chances-and-the-first-and-most/)

[Walter Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-anderson/)

> [Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-anderson/bad-things-do-happen-how-i-respond-to-them-defines-my-character-and-2/)

[Walter Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-anderson/)

> [I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-anderson/i-am-responsible-although-i-may-not-be-able-to-prevent-the-worst-from-3/)

[Walter Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-anderson/)

> [True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-anderson/true-hope-dwells-on-the-possible-even-when-life-seems-to-be-a-plot-2/)

[Walter Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-anderson/)

> [Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-anderson/good-listeners-like-precious-gems-are-to-be-treasured/)

[Walter Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-anderson/)

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