motivational quotes success and failure2017

1. Definition ~of a philosopher: A man who has the right to say maybe.
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3. PHILOSOPHY   
4. Choosing ~not to believe in the evil will not protect you from him.
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6. HOLLYWOOD   
7. The greatest ~glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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9. MOTIVATIONAL / SUCCESS AND FAILURE  1
10. We probably w~ouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.
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12. PEOPLE   
13. Just as a snake ~sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.
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15. WISDOM   
16. It's much easier to~ have a spiritual experience than it is to live a spiritual life. It's the life that is more important than the experience.
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18. SPIRITUAL   
19. Prayer is a force as real as terrestrial gravity. As a physician, I have seen men, after all other therapy had failed, lift~ed out of disease and melancholy by the serene effort of prayer.
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21. PRAYER   
22. Your worst enemy cann~ot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.
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24. WISDOM   
25. The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.
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27. DOCTORS / LAW   
28. Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
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32. When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.
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34. GRATITUDE / FEAR   
35. Most days ~of the year are unremarkable. They begin, and they end, with no lasting memories made in between.
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37. HOLLYWOOD / MEMORIES   
38. The most diff~icult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.
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40. WISDOM   
41. You can't stay mad at someone who makes you laugh.
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43. LAUGHTER / INTERESTING   
44. It is God's duty t~o forgive the enemies, but it's our duty to convene a meeting between the two.
45. SPIRITUAL   
46. I regret I have but one life to give for my country.
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48. PATRIOTISM   
49. Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.
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51. OPTIMISM   
52. Failure is the tution pay for success.
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54. SUCCESS AND FAILURE   
55. I don't see an~yone else that has the kind of deep, gut vitality that Roethke's got. Whitman was a great poet, but he's no competition for Roethke.
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57. on Theodore Roethke
58. PEOPLE / POETRY   
59. I'm not perfect. But I swear I'm perfect for you.
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61. The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
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63. INTERESTING / TIME   
64. Self control is strength;
65. Right thought ~is mastery;
66. Calmness is power.
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68. WISDOM  1
69. You're never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.
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71. DREAMS / MOTIVATIONAL   
72. It's not what you know, it's what you can prove.
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74. HOLLYWOOD   
75. The secret o~f success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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77. SUCCESS AND FAILURE / OPPORTUNITY   
78. A person of~ten meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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80. MOTIVATIONAL   
81. What's mad~ness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance?
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83. POETRY  1
84. It's always darkest before the dawn. If stealing your neighbour's newspaper, that's the time for it.
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86. HUMOUR   
87. Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
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91. INTERESTING   
92. And I thought MY jokes were bad.
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95. When I look into your eyes, it's like watching the night sky, or a beautiful sunrise.
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97. SONGS / LOVE   
98. If life has taught me anything it's that 95% of the people are always wrong.
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100. HOLLYWOOD / LIFE   
101. And in th~e end, we were all just humans drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness.
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103. LOVE  1
104. In a dark time~, the eye begins to see.
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106. TRUTH   
107. Sometimes life i~s too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone.
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109. LIFE / WISDOM   
110. Laughter may be des~cribed as a form of vigorous relaxation.
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112. LAUGHTER   
113. The person who can b~ring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.
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115. LAUGHTER   
116. Some men~ see things as they are and ask 'why?'; I dare to dream of things that never were and ask 'why not?'
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118. MOTIVATIONAL   
119. Have you ever w~ondered which hurts the most: saying something and wishing you had not, or saying nothing, and wishing you had?
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121. WISDOM   
122. Blowing out someone else's candle won't make yours shine brighter.
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126. Difficult to know what one's aims are, that's the trouble, specially if you're British.
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128. PEOPLE   
129. I would rather be known in life as a honest sinner than as a lying hypocrite.
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131. HONESTY   
132. Never drink to feel better, only drink to feel even better.
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134. HOLLYWOOD   
135. We were together, I forget the rest.
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137. LOVE   
138. When the wind of change blows, some build walls while others build windmills.
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140. MOTIVATIONAL / PROVERBS   
141. A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.
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143. PROVERBS   
144. Women are more patient, more tolerant than men. Men are very impatient and very intolerant. Women are le~ss violent than men. Women don't commit murders; it is the man who commits murders, who wages crusades, who is always getting ready for war, who invents all kinds of deadly weapons, atomic bombs, nuclear weapons. The woman is completely out of this whole game of death.
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146. MEN AND WOMEN   
147. Are you out of your Vulcan mind?
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149. HOLLYWOOD   
150. Talent develops in tranquility, character in the full current of human life.
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152. TALENT   
153. And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling.
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157. If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If we were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.
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159. LOVE  6
160. The stronge~st reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
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162. GOVERNACE / PEOPLE   
163. A soldier do~esn't fight because he hates the enemy in front of him, he fights because he loves what he left behind.
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165. WAR / FREEDOM AND SACRIFICE   
166. If you pay pe~anuts, you get monkeys.
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168. BUSINESS AND FINANCE   
169. Oh yes, the pa~st can hurt... but you can either run from it, or learn from it.
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171. HOLLYWOOD / WISDOM   
172. You'll always be part of my favorite story.
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174. Enchanted Tales
175. HOLLYWOOD   
176. There ~are two ways to be happy: Improve your reality, or lower your expectations.
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178. HAPPINESS / WISDOM   
179. Educating yourself doesn't mean you began stupid, it means you are intelligent enough to know there is~ plenty left to learn.
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181. LEARNING / INTELLIGENCE / KNOWLEDGE   
182. Let go of the peo~ple who dull your shine, poison your spirit, and bring you drama. Cancel your subscription to their issues.
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184. OPTIMISM / PEOPLE / WISDOM   
185. Some people c~an never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them.
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188. One day, your heart will stop beating, and none of your fears will matter. What will matter is how you lived.
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190. LIFE / FEAR   
191. Without humour, life is sick.
192. Without courage, life is hard.
193. Without love, life is hopeless.
194. Without frie~nds like you, life is impossible!
195. FRIENDSHIP  2
196. Women are like t~eabags; you never know how strong they are until they're put in hot water.
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198. WOMEN  1
199. Memories can be pa~inful. To forget may be a blessing!
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201. HOLLYWOOD / MEMORIES / BLESSINGS   
202. Don't be afraid to give up~ the good to go for the great.
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204. INSPIRATIONAL   
205. Sometimes there is no next ti~me, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it's now or never.
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207. MOTIVATIONAL  1
208. Make a habit of two things: to help; ~or at least to do no harm.
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210. WISDOM / HABITS   
211. How will yo~u ever be polished, If you are irritated by every rub.
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213. MOTIVATIONAL   
214. One of the mos~t important thing I've learned in life is to ignore most of what people say. I watch what they do instead.
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216. WISDOM / LIFE / PEOPLE   
217. They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds.
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219. Over every mou~ntain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.
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221. TRUTH   
222. Silence is the lang~uage God speaks and everything else is a bad translation.
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224. SILENCE / SPIRITUAL  3
225. Your outer ~beauty will capture the eyes, your inner beauty will capture the heart.
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227. BEAUTY / WISDOM   
228. Man never ~dies, nor is he ever born; bodies die, but he never dies.
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230. DEATH / WISDOM   
231. You get most~ things in life not by taking, but by giving.
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233. WISDOM / LIFE   
234. The tree of libe~rty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
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236. FREEDOM AND SACRIFICE / PATRIOTISM   
237. Perfection isn't~ attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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239. MOTIVATIONAL   
240. I would have ~authorized the invasion of Iraq, and so would have Hillary Clinton.
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242. in 2015
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244. Once you have~ been in an earthquake you know [its] potential to hit you again, with an even more devastating force.
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246. on Nepal earthquakes of 2015
247. POWER   
248. This isn't life, i~t's just stuff. And it's become more important to you than living. Well honey, that's just nuts.