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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
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Louisiana
United States
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A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.
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Adversity causes some men to break others to break records.
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In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better upset or understanding hostile or humble furious or forgiving.
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It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
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Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
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Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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'If only' is the excuse of the loser 'I can' is the affirmation of the winner.
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We are most like beasts when we kill. We are most like men when we judge. We are most like God when we forgive.
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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Real optimism has reason to complain but prefers to smile.
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Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.
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A religion without the Holy Ghost, though it had all the ordinances and all the doctrines of the New Testament, would certainly not be Christianity.
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The greatest hazard in life is to risk NOTHING.
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The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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We are more than what we do... much more than what we accomplish... far more than what we possess.
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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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