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In this book the the three previous collections of Keane's Christmas Stories are combined in one single volume, with three or four new stories to boot. I particularly liked Keane's own introduction. It was all the more poignant because he passed away
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“We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance, and truly begin to live our dreams.”
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“A calendar, in all its various forms, is not just a record of time - to be filled in as it happens. It is a way to plan for and track progress towards the accomplishment of one’s life goals. With no plan, to wait until the day is done and then mark what happened is just a journal. But with a plan, marking what has happened is to be able to keep a record of success and failure and be able to adjust so that there are more successes than failures in the long run. This is controlling/conquering time, rather than letting it control/conquer you.”
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“The great successful men of the work have used their imagination…they think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in there, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building – steadily building.”
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“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
― A Christmas Carol
― A Christmas Carol
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