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> [“The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself, but when he plays the role destiny has for him. Vaclav Havel”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/the-real-test-of-a-man-is-not-when-he-plays-the-role-that-he-wants/)

[Bob P. Buford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-p-buford/)

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## More by Bob P. Buford

> [“The second half is riskier because it has to do with living beyond the immediate. It is about releasing the seed of creativity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/the-second-half-is-riskier-because-it-has-to-do-with-living-beyond/)

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> [“The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself, but when he plays the role…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/the-real-test-of-a-man-is-not-when-he-plays-the-role-that-he-wants/)

[Bob P. Buford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-p-buford/)

> [“What’s the one thing — not two things, not three, not four, but the one big thing — in the box?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/what-s-the-one-thing-not-two-things-not-three-not-four-but-the-one/)

[Bob P. Buford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-p-buford/)

> [“If the first half was a quest for success, the second half is a journey to significance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/if-the-first-half-was-a-quest-for-success-the-second-half-is-a/)

[Bob P. Buford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-p-buford/)

> [“Whatever success you are having will never completely fulfill you. A life of significance — of really mattering — is yours for the taking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/whatever-success-you-are-having-will-never-completely-fulfill-you-a/)

[Bob P. Buford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-p-buford/)

> [“Let Bob Buford be your guide to make sure your best years are ahead of you. Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One-Minute Manager”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/let-bob-buford-be-your-guide-to-make-sure-your-best-years-are-ahead/)

[Bob P. Buford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-p-buford/)

> [“I began asking myself questions like these: Am I listening for the still, small voice? Is my work still the center of my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/i-began-asking-myself-questions-like-these-am-i-listening-for-the/)

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> [“The second half of the baseball diamond is about good works. It is not at all separate from the first half, which is about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/the-second-half-of-the-baseball-diamond-is-about-good-works-it-is-not/)

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> [“Regardless of where you are, I invite you, in the following pages, to discredit the view that the second half of your life will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/regardless-of-where-you-are-i-invite-you-in-the-following-pages-to/)

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> [“Odds are, you’ll live a whole adult lifetime that wasn’t available to your parents and grandparents. Their life expectancy at birth was fifty years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/odds-are-you-ll-live-a-whole-adult-lifetime-that-wasn-t-available-to/)

[Bob P. Buford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-p-buford/)

> [“It is the story of obscure beginnings, the story of a boy who, barely eleven, after his father’s early death, had to take on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/it-is-the-story-of-obscure-beginnings-the-story-of-a-boy-who-barely/)

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> [“This book will show you how to make the rest of your life the best of your life. I want every man in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/this-book-will-show-you-how-to-make-the-rest-of-your-life-the-best-of/)

[Bob P. Buford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-p-buford/)

> [“I was given far more opportunity for growth, personal development, and financial rewards than most Americans.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/i-was-given-far-more-opportunity-for-growth-personal-development-and/)

[Bob P. Buford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-p-buford/)

> [“how to find meaning and fulfillment in the second half of our lives. In short, how to move from success to significance! Stephen R.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/how-to-find-meaning-and-fulfillment-in-the-second-half-of-our-lives/)

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> [“And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 1 Kings 19:11 – 12”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-p-buford/and-after-the-fire-came-a-gentle-whisper-1-kings-19-11-12/)

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