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Never confuse looking your best with doing your best.

Mardy Grothe

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The music of lovers is not generally appreciated by lovers of music.
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Why is it that the most important stuff to listen to is almost always the stuff we don't want to hear?
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By trying to make things easier for their children, parents can make things much harder for them.
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A life without purpose is like a novel without a plot. It wanders all over the place, is hard to follow, and in the end, doesn't get particularly good reviews.
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Excessive wealth is a great problem masquerading as a great good.
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Turning seventy is like beginning the eighth inning of a baseball game. The contest is nearing completion, but there's likely to be some action, and even a few exciting plays, before the game draws to an end.
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If life is a blank canvas and all people are artists, the big challenge we all face may be expressed this way: Will we ultimately produce something approaching a masterpiece, an acceptable but not particularly memorable work of art, or a creation that wouldn't even be purchased at a yard sale?
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Be helpful to all who need your assistance, but don't overdo it. Over-helpfulness too often results in under-performance.
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The most important dreams occur while people are fully awake.
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If you are completely comfortable with your life, and feeling absolutely no anxiety, then you are probably coasting, and not really growing.
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If you don't love your work, it's hard to love your life.
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We can never truly understand the people we hate we can never truly hate the people we understand.
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The best thing about fear is that it provides a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate courage.
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The best teachers aren't those who answer our questions, but those who question our answers.
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People who parade their holiness are operating dangerously close to the sin of pride.
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