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Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people. (Orison Swett Marden)
The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor. View quote
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What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart? View quote
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Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible out of the stuff that is in him. View quote
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There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us. View quote
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No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price. View quote
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The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on how big a man you see in yourself, what sort of image you get of your possible self, yourself at your best. View quote
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There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King. View quote
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We make the world we live in and shape our own environment. View quote
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Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified, shaped, molded by your surroundings, by the character of the people with whom you come in contact every day. View quote
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Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action. (Orison Swett Marden)
There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become. View quote
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There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands. View quote
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It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest. View quote
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We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. View quote
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Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances. View quote
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There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake. View quote
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The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous. View quote
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Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight. View quote
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Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours. View quote
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There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment. (Orison Swett Marden)
A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires. View quote
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All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. View quote
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Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire. View quote
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Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way. View quote
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