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You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own 'acres of diamonds.'

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
California
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Diamond
Abundance
Standing
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Middle
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Opportunity
Acres
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Diamonds

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Throughout all history, the great wise men and teachers, philosophers, and prophets have disagreed with one another on many different things. It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous agreement. We become what we think about
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Self-pity is an acid which eats holes in happiness.
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Now, success is not the result of making money making money is the result of success - and success is in direct proportion to our service. Most people have this law backwards. They believe that you're successful if you earn a lot of money. The truth is that you can only earn money after you're successful.
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We've got to be of service first before we can expect money.
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Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
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You can control your attitude. Set it each morning.
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Your rewards in life are in direct proportion to your service
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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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The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you.
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Just one great idea can completely revolutionize your life.
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People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be - whether they will admit that or not.
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The big thing is that you know what you want.
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The greatest thing on earth is a good idea!
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The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!
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Your rewards, all the years of your life, will be in precise proportion to your service. You are here to serve others, just as they serve you.
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Excellence always sells.
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If you don't have a good model for success, just look at what everybody else is doing and do the opposite.
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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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