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Everyone is what they are, because of the dominating thoughts which they permit to occupy their mind.

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External forces have very little to do with success. Those who program themselves for success find a way to succeed even in the most difficult circumstances.

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Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious.

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Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one up when success is almost within reach.

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Faith and fear make poor bedfellows. Where one is found, the other cannot exist.

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Fear is the most costly of all the human emotions, even though most fears have no foundation in fact.

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Goals are dreams with a deadline.

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Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

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I would remind you that life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is time. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by time.

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