"It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom."

Aristotle on habit
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"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy"

Carnegie, Dale on fear
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"Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear."

Carnegie, Dale on fear
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"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

Carnegie, Dale on fear
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"You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind."

Carnegie, Dale on fear
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"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do."

Carnegie, Dale on fools and foolishness
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"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."

Carnegie, Dale on friends and friendship
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"Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think."

Carnegie, Dale on happiness
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"Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses."

Carnegie, Dale on happiness
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"Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other job, they would be happy. Well, that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can and don't put off being happy until some future date."

Carnegie, Dale on happiness
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"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way."

Carnegie, Dale on mistakes
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"Tell me what gives a man or woman their greatest pleasure and I'll tell you their philosophy of life."

Carnegie, Dale on philosophers and philosophy
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"First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst."

Carnegie, Dale on preparation
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"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."

Carnegie, Dale on present
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"Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The ?sure thing? boat never gets far from shore."

Carnegie, Dale on risk
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"The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore."

Carnegie, Dale on success
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"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves."

Carnegie, Dale on things and little things   

"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

Faulkner, William on action
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"I do pity unlearned people on a rainy day."

Falkland, Lucius C. on learning   

"Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, Make me feel important. Never forget this message when working with people."

Kay, Mary on praise
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"Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory."

Wordsworth, William on action   

"A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."

Bird, Larry on winners and winning
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"When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro."

Bird, Larry on practice   

"I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody -- somewhere -- was practicing more than me."

Bird, Larry on practice   

"A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip."

Stinnett, Caskie on diplomacy
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"If you are going through hell, keep going."

Churchill, Winston on running
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"Our relatives are ours by chance, but we can choose our friends."

Delille, Jacques on family
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"It's not what your are, it's what you don't become that hurts."

Levant, Oscar on regret
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"I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself."

Levant, Oscar on selfishness
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"Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character."

Levant, Oscar on character   

"I once said cynically of a politician, Hell double-cross that bridge when he comes to it. "

Levant, Oscar on uncategorised   

"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are."

Paige, Leroy ''Satchel'' on age and aging
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"Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets."

Korda, Michael on failure
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"The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed, most successful men fail time and time again, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success."

Korda, Michael on mistakes   

"One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals."

Korda, Michael on momentum   

"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you."

Paige, Leroy ''Satchel'' on competition   

"The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go."

Churchill, Winston on dogs
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