The paradox is that exactly the reverse is true. Everything that’s really worthwhile in life came to us free; our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our ambitions, our intelligence, our love of family and children and friends and country. All these priceless possessions are free.

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Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.

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One hour per day of study in your chosen field is all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do.

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You are responsible for how your life turns out, and your attitude shapes that life for better or worse.

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Self-pity is an acid which eats holes in happiness.

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A success is anyone who is doing deliberately a pre-determined job, because that's what he decided to do deliberately. But only one out of twenty does that.

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Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

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The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you.

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Successful people are dreamers who have found a dream too exciting, too important, to remain in the realm of fantasy. Day by day, hour by hour, they toil in the service of their dream until they can see it with their eyes and touch it with their hands.

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Visualization is the human being's vehicle to the future - good, bad, or indifferent. It's strictly in our control.

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Goals reflect your choice of destination.

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The big thing is that you know what you want.

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Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

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Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.

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Achievement requires more than a vision - it takes courage, resolve and tenacity. All you have got to do is plant that seed in your mind, care for it, work steadily toward your goal, and it will become a reality

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Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.

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Don't take the attitude of waiting for people to be nice to you - be nice to them. Don't sit in front of a cold stove waiting for the heat. Put in the fuel. Act first.

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To become successful and outstanding at something, we don't have to come up with something new; we need only find ways of doing it better.

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If a person will spend one hour a day on the same subject for five years, that person will be an expert on that subject.

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Watch what everyone else does--do the opposite. The majority is always wrong.

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If you'll begin to develop and maintain an attitude that says yes to life and the world, you'll be astonished at the changes you'll see.

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