"The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us."

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De on surprises
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"The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself."

Voltaire on surprises
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"Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the opportunity to give encouragement."

Adams, George M. on support
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"Look up, and not down; Out and not in; Forward and not back; And lend a hand."

Hale, Edward Everett on support
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"Repeat anything often enough and it will start to become you."

Hopkins, Tom on suggestion
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"Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality."

Nightingale, Earl on suggestion   

"You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition."

Stone, W. Clement on suggestion   

"We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes."

Alcott, Amos Bronson on success
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"If at first you don't succeed; you are running about average."

Alderson, M. H. on success
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"For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?"

Allen, James on success
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"It's simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what the other fellow is going to do."

Amos, John R. on success
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"We fall forward to succeed."

Ash, Mary Kay on success
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"Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. Not everyone can be Number 1."

Ashe, Arthur on success
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"Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success."

Backus, Jim on success   

"If at first you don't succeed, try to hide your astonishment."

Banks, Harry F. on success
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"Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking."

Baruch, Bernard M. on success
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"Character is more important than intelligence for success."

Beaux, Gilberte on success
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"Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments."

Beecher, Henry Ward on success
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"When all is said and done, success without happiness is the worst kind of failure."

Binstock, Louis on success
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"Very often we are our own worst enemy as we foolishly build stumbling blocks on the path that leads to success and happiness."

Binstock, Louis on success   

"Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives. It means winning the war, not every battle."

Bliss, Edwin C. on success
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"The first and most important step toward success is the feeling that we can succeed."

Boswell, Nelson on success
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"My definition of success is control."

Branagh, Kenneth on success   

"To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail."

Brande, Dorothea on success
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"I hope I have convinced you -- the only thing that separates successful people from the ones who aren't is the willingness to work very, very hard."

Brown, Helen Gurley on success
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"A minute's success pays the failure of years."

Browning, Robert on success
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"Success doesn't come to you you go to it."

Collins, Marva on success   

"I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got."

Cronkite, Walter on success   

"The road to success runs uphill."

Davis, Willie on success   

"To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you."

Dorsett, Tony on success   

"Success... it's what you do with what you've got."

Dyke, Leroy Van on success
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"A person is a success if they get up in the morning and gets to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do."

Dylan, Bob on success
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"Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it."

Ewing, Sam on success   

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."

Feather, William on success
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"When I am delivering my very best, then that is when I feel successful."

Fettig, Art on success   

"You will find the key to success under the alarm clock."

Franklin, Benjamin on success
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"The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs... one step at a time."

Girard, Joe on success   

"I have got tow reasons for success and I'm standing on both of them."

Grable, Betty on success   

"There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you -- if you don't repeat it."

Bailey, Pearl on past
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"The past should be a springboard, not a hammock."

Ball, Ivern on past
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