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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Motivation
Dream
Work

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Christmas can be the end of emptiness and waywardness The beginning of happiness and purposefulness.
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A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
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In life, satisfaction is experienced when activities are brought to a state of completion. Loss of energy and loss of control are functions of incompletion. The result of completing things releases one's ability to create. Prioritize any items that need to be completed, set a completion date, then do it.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.
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Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting
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Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.
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Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence
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Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.
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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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This bright new year is given me
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A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.
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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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The winner asks, May I help? The loser asks, Do you expect me to do that?
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A good teacher explains, while a great teacher inspires
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Opportunity is often difficult to recognize we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.
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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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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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