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A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.

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Les Brown
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: February 17
Motivational Speaker
Politician
Speaker
Miami
Florida
Leslie Brown
Leslie C. Brown
Leslie Calvin Brown
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Away
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Don’t waste another minute dealing with a toxic, negative, energy-draining person. Some people are wired for negativity. They love being argumentative, combative and abusive. Run for your life as quickly as possible.
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Fear is the most subtle and destructive of all hueman diseases. Fear kills dreams!
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I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.
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How to discover your greatness? By upgrading our relationships and by having goals beyond our comfort zone.
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Things are not going to improve for you in life until YOU improve
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Know your gifts and share them.
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There are two types of relationships: nourishing and toxic. Do not keep the toxic. What interaction does light have with darkness? None!
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Decisions can be a major challenge for all of us.
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In order to do something you've never done, you've got to become someone you've never been. I think that all of us have great potential within us, but greatness is a choice it's not our destiny. And in the pursuit of our dreams we are introduced to trials, failures and disappointments , which take us to the door of discovery and greatness.
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Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.
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Live your life with passion, with some drive, decide that you are going to push yourself. The last chapter to your life has not been written yet, and it doesn't matter about what happened yesterday. It doesn't matter about what happened to you, what matters is, 'what are you going to do about it?'
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Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.
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Practice only makes for improvement.
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No one gets out of the game of life alive. You either die in the bleachers, or on the field. So, you might as well play out on the field, and go for it.
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Define your priorities, know your values and believe in your purpose. Only then can you effectively share yourself with others.
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I will heighten my life by helping others heighten theirs
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Forgive yourself first. Release the need to replay a negative situation over and over again in your mind. Don’t become a hostage to your past by always reviewing and reliving your mistakes. Don’t remind yourself of what should have, could have or would have been. Release it and let it go. Move on.
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You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.
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When you are not pursuing your goal, you are literally committing spiritual suicide.
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