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It is in the expectations of happiness that much of happiness itself is found. And it takes courage to expect happiness.

Earl Nightingale

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Earl Nightingale
Age: 68 †
Born: 1921
Born: March 12
Died: 1989
Died: March 25
Actor
Author
Motivational Speaker
Radio Personality
Writer
LA
California
Happiness
Found
Much
Expectations
Expect
Courage
Takes

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We tend to live up to our expectations.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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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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Your rewards in life are in direct proportion to your service
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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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All you have to do is hold your goal before you and everything else will take care of itself.
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Now, if you want to get rich, you have only to produce a product or service that will give people greater use value than the price you charge for it. How rich you get will be determined by the number of people to whom you can sell the product or service.
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Just one great idea can completely revolutionize your life.
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As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning.
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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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Getting along well with other people is still the world's most needed skill. With it...there is no limit to what person can do. We need people, we need the cooperation of others. There is very little we can do alone
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All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
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The key that unlocks energy is desire. It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.
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You become what you continually think about.
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Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
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Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
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Instead of competing, all we have to do is create.
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That's the secret: be interesting. If you can't be interesting, shut up. There's nothing wrong with silence.
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Self-pity is an acid which eats holes in happiness.
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