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A Century Is Not Enough: My Roller-coaster Ride to Success by Sourav Ganguly

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you decide to allow your frustrations to rule, the next day will be even tougher.

“You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

tags: equanimity, opinion

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“Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.”
― Paulo Coelho, Brida

tags: inspirational, motivation

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“Facts are like cows. If you look them in the face long enough, they generally run away.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers

tags: facts, truth

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“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
― OMAR KHAYYAM, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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