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“Influence could get me inside the door, but my productivity and the quality of my work were the real tests.”
Ben Carson

“He knew she was there by the joy and terror that took possession of his heart [...] Everything was lit up by her. She was the smile that brightened everything around.”
Leo Tolstoy

“Specialization, concentration and consistency is the key to outstanding performance... Love your zone!”
Israelmore Ayivor

“So long as you’re still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.”
Oprah Winfrey

“A major reason for procrastination is a feeling of inadequacy, a lack of confidence, or an inability in a key area of a task. Feeling weak or deficient in a single area is enough to discourage you from starting the job at all.”
Brian Tracy

“When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” 
John F. Kennedy

“When you approach every job enthusiastically in a spirit of friendly cooperation, you distinguish yourself from the vast majority of people.”
Napoleon Hill

“I am only a pencil in the hand of God, but it is He who writes.”
Mother Teresa

“By this method thousands of humans have been brought to think that humility means pretty women trying to believe they are ugly and clever men trying to believe they are fools. And since what they are trying to believe may, in some cases, be manifest nonsense, they cannot succeed in believing it and we have the chance of keeping their minds endlessly revolving on themselves in an effort to achieve the the impossible.”
C.S. Lewis

“But perhaps it is always so, that men form their conceptions from fictitious, conventional types, and then—all the combinations made—they are tired of the fictitious figures and begin to invent more natural, true figures.”
Leo Tolstoy

“The way to success is not a straight line segment. It's a dotted line with little packs of failure filling the potholes of broken edges inbetween.”
Israelmore Ayivor

“La tragedia más terrible no es morir, sino vivir sin propósito.”
Rick Warren

“- In my country we go to prison first and then become President.”
Nelson Mandela

“Cynicism is a choice, and hope is a better choice.”
Barack Obama

“The beauty of trust is that it erases worry and frees you to get on with other matters. Trust means confidence.”
John C. Maxwell

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