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I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular…
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The personal power that comes from principle-centered living is the power of a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the attitudes, behaviors,…
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If we want to make a change in our lives, we should first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors.
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People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that…
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Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it.
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Most of us think we don't have enough time to exercise. What a distorted paradigm! We don't have time not to. We're…
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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the reincarnation…
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Find your voice, and inspire others to find theirs. Don't ignore that longing to make a difference.
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Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
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Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now…
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The only thing that endures over time is the 'Law of the Farm.' You must prepare the ground, plant the seed, cultivate,…
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Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of…
— Irving Berlin
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A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills…
— James Allen
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Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you.
— Wally Amos
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We shall no longer hang on to the tails of public opinion or to a non- existent authority on matters utterly unknown…
— Wilhelm Reich
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Real success is success with self. It's not in having things, but in having mastery, having victory over self.
— Anwar Sadat
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Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason…
— Albert Einstein
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I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate…
— Oscar Wilde
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The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.
— Stephen Covey
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It is not possible to control the outside of yourself until you have mastered your breathing space. It is not possible to…
— Jeanette Winterson
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We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of…
— Dejan Stojanovic
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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
— Laozi
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You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you…
— Brian Tracy
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