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"What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has, or how he is regarded by others."

- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
German philosopher

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"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803-1882) American Poet and Essayist

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"When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound. Rebuild those plans and set sail once more toward your coveted goal."

- Napoleon Hill (1883 - 1970)
American Motivational Speaker

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"If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed."

- David Viscott (1938 - 1996)
American psychiatrist

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"I believe that one of the characteristics of the human race - possibly the one that is primarily responsible for its course of evolution - is that is has grown by creatively responding to failure."

- Glenn Seaborg (1912 - 1999)
American Chemist, Chairman Atomic Energy Commission

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"Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil; our great hope lies in developing what is good."

- Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)
30th President of the United States

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"Despite some of the horrors and barbarisms of modern life which appall and grieve us, life has - or has the potential of - such richness, joy and adventure as were unknown to our ancestors except in their dreams."

- Arthur Holly Compton (1892 - 1962)
American Physicist

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"Fear not for the future, weep not for the past."

- Percy Bysshe Shelley
(1792-1822) English Poet

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"Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him."

- Romain Gary
(1914-1980) French Writer

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"What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient, but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, of uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully."

- Charles Victor Cherbuliez
(1829-1899) French Novelist

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