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Handpicked Quotes: Curated Wisdom for Every Moment

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments
Henry Ward Beecher
"Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments"
Henry Ward Beecher, Clergyman
Take what you can from your dreams, make them as real as anything
"Take what you can from your dreams, make them as real as anything"
Dave Matthews, Musician
You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed
Oprah Winfrey
"You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed"
Oprah Winfrey, Entertainer
Fate will find a way
Virgil
"Fate will find a way"
Virgil, Writer
Victory belong to the most persevering
"Victory belong to the most persevering"
Andre Norton, Writer
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses
Virgil
"Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses"
Virgil, Writer
Never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up
Dalai Lama
"Never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up"
Dalai Lama, Leader
Love the giver more than the gift
Brigham Young
"Love the giver more than the gift"
Brigham Young, Leader
I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate
Elbert Hubbard
"I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us
Samuel Smiles
"Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us"
Samuel Smiles, Author
Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced
John Keats
"Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced"
John Keats, Poet
Paralyze resistance with persistence
Woody Hayes
"Paralyze resistance with persistence"
Woody Hayes, Coach
Focus is a matter of deciding what things you're not going to do
John Carmack
"Focus is a matter of deciding what things you're not going to do"
John Carmack, Scientist
Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds
Oscar Wilde
"Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
The only easy day was yesterday
Jocko Willink
"The only easy day was yesterday"
Jocko Willink, Soldier
Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers
Robert G. Ingersoll
"Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers"
Robert G. Ingersoll, Lawyer
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends
Cicero
"Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends"
Cicero, Philosopher
It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe
"It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe"
Robert W. Service, Poet
There's power in admitting what you want
Mitski
"There's power in admitting what you want"
Mitski, Musician
An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day
Irv Kupcinet
"An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day"
Irv Kupcinet, Journalist
Today, you have 100% of your life left
"Today, you have 100% of your life left"
Tom Hopkins, Businessman
A dead end can never be a one way street; you can always turn around and take another road
Bo Bennett
"A dead end can never be a one way street; you can always turn around and take another road"
Bo Bennett, Businessman
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed
Michael Jordan
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed"
Michael Jordan, Athlete
Shadows cannot see themselves in the mirror of the sun
Evita Peron
"Shadows cannot see themselves in the mirror of the sun"
Evita Peron, Statesman
Worrying is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere
Glenn Turner
"Worrying is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere"
Glenn Turner, Athlete
Don't just count your years, make your years count
George Meredith
"Don't just count your years, make your years count"
George Meredith, Novelist
Living well is the best revenge
George Herbert
"Living well is the best revenge"
George Herbert, Poet
Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me
Charles F. Kettering
"Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up
Jesse Jackson
"Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up"
Jesse Jackson, Activist
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things
Robert Brault
"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things"
Robert Brault, Philosopher
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