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“The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's 'real' life.
“I was not made for perfection. I was made to try and to be my best.
“Every moment of your life is a step toward your destination. Make sure your destination is worthy.
“Don't shy away from discomfort. Lean into it. It's how we grow.
“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.
“Show up to your desk every single day and do the work.
“For what is strength without a double share of wisdom?
“Curiosity is the key to problem‑solving. Always ask, 'Why?'
“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
“Change is difficult and change is what also creates opportunity.
“Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, to truth, we can be deaf.
“There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.
“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.
“Experience is the only true teacher.
“Africa is a continent that consumes its children.
“I am not ashamed of my past. I am not ashamed of what I have been.
“Human nature is evil, and its goodness is acquired.
“Life is a long lesson in humility.
“The greatest sorrow is that a person cannot decide his own destiny.
“Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.