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“Always be asking yourself: ‘Is what I am about to do in my ‘long-term’ interest?”

“It’s impossible to know how many wonderful creations never saw the light of day because the creator could not handle hearing ‘No’. It is a small minority of us who can deal with rejection effectively.”

“While pursuing the temporal for its own sake is foolish, pursuing it as a means to a higher good is prudent.”

“Adversity, rightly considered, is a training tool to help us realize our potential. Wrongly considered however, it becomes simply a painful burden.”

“When one comes to a comprehension of the transitory nature of life it either causes one to despair or be inspired. The choice is always ours to make.”

“Most people are so preoccupied with trying to eke out a living that they never get around to planning their life. This strikes me as tragic.”

Life should be exclamatory rather than explanatory. It's better to do than to explain why you didn't.

“It is a sad day when you realize that it’s not accident, or time, or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.”

Lillian Hellman

“All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.”

James Allen

“The value of an idea lies in its utility. Is it good for something worthwhile or important?”

“A mistake is only a mistake if we failed to learn from it.”

“Poor design accounts for a good deal of human frustration. Whether it is packaging, which is difficult to open, signs which send mixed and confusing signals, or systems that make accomplishing our aims difficult, designs are either facilitators or inhibitors of efficient action.”

“Where there are no problems, there are no opportunities.”

“It is considered a basic principle that one can never have too many options. However, too many choices will cause people to freeze up and be unable to make a choice. Barry Schwartz dealt with this at length in his book, ‘The Paradox of Choice.”

“Deeds are more to be valued than creeds.”

“The problem with accepting favors is that they always come with strings attached.”

“All material possessions, and the money it takes to buy them, are only tools. Tools however (think of fire) can be used beneficially or harmfully. The choice is in the hands of the one who wields them.”

“The funny thing about happiness is that it cannot be acquired directly. It is the result of pursuing and achieving worthwhile goals. Consequently, the right to pursue happiness is actually the right to pursue those things which make happiness possible.”

“You can either drown in the memories of your failures, or swim on and see things through.”

“We are often hindered in accomplishing our objectives because we allow ourselves to be distracted and lose our focus. Keep your eyes on the prize.”