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Our beliefs are really rules for action.


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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.



A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.



The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.



Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.

Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.



Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.



The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.



If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.



Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.



You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.

You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.



Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.





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I had a dream about you. You suggested to split the profits, so I did. I threw one half in the furnace to power the steam engine, and the other half in the air to distract our pursuers.



Move beyond yourself to serve a greater purpose and vision. Learn to mix, mingle, and glow, thus helping others feel more comfortable, at ease, important, and connected.

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You just deal with the cards that are dealt you and you just go on and push forward.

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He who regulates everything by laws, is more likely to arouse vices than reform them.

He who regulates everything by laws, is more likely to arouse vices than reform them.



I will never get tired of making chocolate chip cookies. Never.

I will never get tired of making chocolate chip cookies. Never.



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You might be a redneck if your favorite Christmas present was a painting on black velvet.



That man who is more then his elements knows the land that is more than its analysis.

That man who is more then his elements knows the land that is more than its analysis.



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How am I influencing so many people on this stage rather than influencing the ones that I have back home?



Louis B. Mayer once looked at me and said, "You will never get the girl at the end." So I worked on my acting.

Louis B. Mayer once looked at me and said, "You will never get the girl at the end." So I worked on my acting.




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