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Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Teacher
Learning
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Understanding
Facts
Acquiring
Absorbing

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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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Real optimism knows the difficulties but believes they can be overcome.
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'If only' is the excuse of the loser 'I can' is the affirmation of the winner.
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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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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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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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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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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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