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Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prizes of your future.
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But did you know that during the past quarter century, no presidential election has been won by more than ten million ballots cast? Yet every federal election during the same time period had at least one hundred million people of voting age who did not bother to vote!
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Remember, young man, experience is not the best teacher. Other people's experience is the best teacher. By reading about the lives of great people, you can unlock the secrets to what made them great.
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Then the old man's face hardened. "What about you young man?" he asked flatly. "Would you like to get what you deserve?" Jones let that question hang in the air for a moment, then sighed, shook his head, and said "Me? I surely don't want what I deserve. I'm hoping for mercy, not justice.
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See, the 'small stuff' is what makes up the larger picture of our lives. Many people are like you, young man. But their perspective is distorted. They ignore 'small stuff,' claiming to have an eye on the bigger picture, never understanding that the bigger picture is composed of nothing more than — are you ready? — 'small stuff'.
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Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.
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Those who are critical of my goals and dreams simply do not understand the higher purpose to which I have been called.
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By your hand, millions - billions - of lives will be altered, caught up in a chain of events begun by you this day.
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You have chosen the pathway to your present destination. The responsibility for your situation is yours.
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A grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person's life.
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And that destination for which we should strive is one of a successful life not necessarily a life of success.
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Most people fail at whatever they attempt because of an undecided heart. Should I? Should I not? Go forward? Go back? Success requires the emotional balance of a committed heart. When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.
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Your time on this earth is a gift to be used wisely. Don't squander your words or your thoughts. Consider that even the simplest actions you take for your lives matter beyond measure, and they matter forever.
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Most people think it takes a long time to change. It doesn't. Change is immediate! Instantaneous! It may take a long time to decide to change, but change happens in a heartbeat!
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While public opinion might sway back and forth, right and wrong do not.
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If, in fact, it is what's inside us that makes all the difference, then the difference is made when we choose what goes inside.
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Successful people make their decisions quickly and change their minds slowly. Failures make their decisions slowly and change their minds quickly.
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If you worry about what other people think of you, then you will have more confidence in their opinion than you have in your own.
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The words It's not my fault! should never again come from your mouth. The words It's not my fault! have been symbolically written on the gravestones of unsuccessful people ever since Eve took her first bite of the apple.
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No matter how long it takes or how desperately a person battles or denies, the truth always-always-makes itself known.
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We are all in situations of our own choosing. Our thinking creates a pathway to success or failure. By disclaiming responsibility for our present, we crush the prospect of an incredible future that might have been ours.
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Seek wisdom. Wisdom waits to be gathered. She cannot be bartered or sold. She is a fight for the diligent. And only the diligent will find her. The lazy man - the stupid man - never even looks. Though wisdom is available to many, she is found by few. Seek wisdom. Find her, and you will find success and contentment.
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Poor is the man whose future depends on the opinions and permission of others. Remember this, if you are afraid of criticism, you will die doing nothing!
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In the game of life, nothing is less important than the score at halftime.
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Times of calamity and distress have always been producers of the greatest men. The hardest steel is produced from the hottest fire; the brightest star shreds the darkest night.
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Little things do matter. Sometimes, little things matter the most. Everybody pays a lot of attention to big things, but nobody seems to understand that big things are almost always made up of little things. When you ignore little things, they often turn into big things that have become a lot harder to handle.
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The very beating of your heart has meaning and purpose. Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold.
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If I associate with chickens, I will learn to scratch at the ground and squabble over crumbs. If I associate with eagles, I will learn to soar to great heights.
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For centuries, dreams have been used to communicate instruction and direction to people of purpose - great men and women. God used dreams to prepare Joseph for his future as a leader of nations. He gave battle plans to Gideon in a dream. Joan of Arc, Jacob, George Washington, Marie Curie, and the apostle Paul were all guided by their dreams.
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When a king begins to act like a king, it is not long before someone else is king! Serving is a way we can place value on one another. A wise man is a server.
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The most painful moral struggles are not those between good and evil, but between the good and the lesser good.
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May 22, 1959
(age 65)
Bio:
Andy Andrews is an American author of self-help/advice books and a corporate speaker, known for his 2002 bestselling book The Traveler's Gift. He has written over 20 books and sold more than 3.5 million copies around the world.
Known for:
The Traveler's Gift (2002)
How Do You Kill 11 Million People? (2012)
The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances (2010)
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