"The self is not something that one finds. It is something that one creates." -- Thomas Szasz (1920-) American Psychiatrist

"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody."
-- Longfellow

"A man may fall many times but he won't be a failure until he says someone pushed him." -- Elmer G. Letterman

"There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way." -- Anonymous

"If you're not giving the world the best you have, what world are you saving it for?" -- Kent Keith

"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each one of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in
the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation." -- Robert F. Kennedy

"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life." -- Greg Anderson

"Because you are in control of your life.  Don't ever forget that. You are what you are because of the conscious and
subconscious choices you have made."-- Barbara Hall

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he had imagined, he will
meet with a success unexpected in common hours." -- Henry David Thoreau

"I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to
concentrate myself on one subject at a time." -- Charles Dickens

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Keep Going, Don't Stop Short of The Gold
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Are Your Goals Moving - Where Are You Going?
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Have Massive Success Tomorrow By Getting Started Today
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Think About It - Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?
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Self Motivation Secrets - Techniques That Work
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Always Hesitate To Act Now - Do Not Wait!
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How A Tragedy Helped Me To Increase Self-Confidence
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Self Improvement Motivation With Positive Habits
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Love Growth And Change And You Will Be A Success
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Really Sure You Want What You Think You Want?
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Happiness Is Something You Do
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What’s holding me back? What are you Afraid of?
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Grow and Bloom and Come Alive
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Always Developed An Optimistic Attitude
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