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Motivational quotes, Self-help aphorisms, Success advice

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  Influence
Jim RohnYou are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Zig ZiglarDon't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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  Love
Zig ZiglarIt is nobler to love the person next to you than to love mankind in general.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Vincent Van GoghWhoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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  Marriage
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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  Family
Zig ZiglarMaking the family a top priority will invariably bring success.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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  Friendship
Zig ZiglarIf you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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  Socializing
Jim RohnGet around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long they have departed.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergThere is no more important rule of conduct in the world than this: attach yourself as much as you can to people who are abler than you and yet not so very different that you cannot understand them.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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  Arguing
Will DurantNever put a man in the wrong. He will hold it against you forever.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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  Treating others
Lord ChesterfieldThe characteristic of a well-bred man is, to converse with his inferiors without insolence, and with his superiors with respect and with ease.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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Lou HoltzI follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

—  Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach

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Bill VaughanLook for strength in people, not weakness; for good, not evil. Most of us find what we search for.

—  Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, American journalist

  
  Trust
Vladimir LeninTrust is good, but control is better.

—  Vladimir Lenin, 1870-1924, Soviet revolutionary & leader

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Ronald ReaganTrust, But Verify.

—  Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989]

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Peter PanAll it takes is faith and trust.

—  from the film Peter Pan

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  Reputation
Lord ChesterfieldKnowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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  Talking
Bernard BaruchMost of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.

—  Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman

Walt DisneyThe way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

—  Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist

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  Listening
Bernard BaruchMost of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.

—  Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman

  
  Silence
Charles Caleb ColtonSilence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

—  Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, English cleric & writer

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Albert EinsteinIf A is success in life, then A = x + y + z. Work is x, play is y and z is keeping your mouth shut.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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  Seeing
Henry MillerOne's destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

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  Praise & Flattery
John WoodenYou can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.

—  John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach

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  Submission
Eleanor RooseveltNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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SenecaJust as an enemy is more dangerous to a retreating army, so every trouble that fortune brings attacks us all the harder if we yield and turn our backs.

—  Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher

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  Insult
Samuel JohnsonWhat ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn't deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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  Rejection
Steve JobsGetting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

—  Steve Jobs, 1955-2011, American businessman

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  Conflict
Sun TzuHe who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious.

—  Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist

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  Blame
John WoodenYou are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes.

—  John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach

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