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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

Earl Nightingale

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Earl Nightingale
Age: 68 †
Born: 1921
Born: March 12
Died: 1989
Died: March 25
Actor
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Motivational Speaker
Radio Personality
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LA
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Night
Charge
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Life
Circumstances
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Within
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We may avoid the laws of man, but there are greater laws that can't be broken.
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The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.
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Don't take the attitude of waiting for people to be nice to you - be nice to them. Don't sit in front of a cold stove waiting for the heat. Put in the fuel. Act first.
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Do what experts since the dawn of recorded history have told you you must do: pay the price by becoming the person you want to become. It's not nearly as difficult as living unsuccessfully.
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Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
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The key that unlocks energy is desire.
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A great attitude is not the result of success success is the result of a great attitude.
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The only person who succeeds is the person who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal. That's the person who says, 'I'm going to become this' and then begins to work toward that goal
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Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
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Your world and everything in it is a reflection of your own mental attitude toward yourself.
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Preparation for life is so important. Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Opportunity is all around us. Are you prepared?
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The only thing about a man that is a man is his mind.
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Courage changes things for the better...[With courage you can] stay with something long enough to succeed at it, realizing that it usually takes two, three or four times as long to succeed as you thought or hoped.
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Whatever the majority of people is doing, under any given circumstances, if you do the exact opposite, you will probably never make another mistake as long as you live.
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Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
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As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning.
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Your rewards in life are in direct proportion to your service
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The person with just one good idea is a thousand times better off than the person with no good ideas.
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How can I be of the greatest service doing that which I most enjoy doing?
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The best way to help a man increase his output is to help build the man. Help him increase his stature as a man, and he will just naturally do better-on the job and off.
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