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You always pass failure on the way
to success."
Mickey Rooney
"It always seems impossible until it
is done."
Nelson Mandela
"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate."
Oprah Winfrey
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with
the rain."
Dolly Parton
"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination. "
Carl Rogers
"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination. "
Carl Rogers I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. -- Jimmy Dean
Believe you can and you're halfway there. -- Theodore Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
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