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“When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead.”
― Barney Stinson

“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt, Looking Forward

“one who makes no mistakes makes nothing”
― Giacomo Casanova

“Do one thing everyday that scares you.”
― Mary Schmich, Wear Sunscreen: A Primer for Real Life

“If I'd observed all the rules I'd never have got anywhere.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“Action expresses priorities.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.”
― Henry Ford

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”
― Michael Jordan

“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing afriend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”

- Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee Nation”
― Chief Tecumseh Shawnee Nation

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

“Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.”
― Victor Frankl

“If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.”
― Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz

“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take.”
― Wayne Gretzky

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

“If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”
― Thomas A. Edison

“There are no rules here -- we're trying to accomplish something.”
― Thomas A. Edison

“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.”
― Thomas Edison

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right.”
― Henry Ford

“Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.”
― Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“If you don't know where you are going any road can take you there”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

“The most effective way to transform your life, therefore, is not by quitting your job and moving to an ashram, but, to paraphrase Teddy Roosevelt, by doing what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
― Susan David, Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change and Thrive in Work and Life

“The ultimate goal of emotional agility is to keep a sense of challenge and growth alive and well throughout your life.”
― Susan David, Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

“Emotional agility means being aware and accepting of all your emotions, even learning from the most difficult ones. It also means getting beyond conditioned or preprogrammed cognitive and emotional responses (your hooks) to live in the moment with a clear reading of present circumstances, respond appropriately, and then act in alignment with your deepest values.”
― Susan David, Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

“In looking for the right places to make these tiny changes, there are three broad areas of opportunity. You can tweak your beliefs—or what psychologists call your mindset; you can tweak your motivations; and you can tweak your habits. When we learn how to make small changes in each of these areas, we set ourselves up to make profound, lasting change over the course of our lives.”
― Susan David, Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

“Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.”
― Buddha

“You can’t control how you feel. But you can always choose how you act.”
― Mel Robbins, The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage

“You need to hear this loud and clear: No one is coming. It is up to you.”
― Mel Robbins, Stop Saying You're Fine: Discover a More Powerful You