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Contentment is for cows a challenging purpose is for people.

Denis Waitley

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Denis Waitley
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 1
Businessperson
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Challenging
Contentment
Challenges
Purpose
People
Cows

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People who seek attention, need all the help they can get.
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What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. Your answers lie inside of you.
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Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.
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Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
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A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future.
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There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
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