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My whole life has largely been one of surprises.


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I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.



There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.



Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.



Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.



I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.



If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.



The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.

The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.



Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come

Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come



Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.

Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.



We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.





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I never stood a chance. He stole your heart first.



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Religions get lost as people do.



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Obviously, ISU will be primed for revenge and wants to get that bad taste of the last game out of their mouth.



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We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.



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A friend is nothing but a known enemy.



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God is not outside this earthly case of ours.



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