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We can let our past [difficulties and failures] beat us or teach us [to be more knowledgeable, competent and realistic in the future]!

Zig Ziglar

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Zig Ziglar
Age: 86 †
Born: 1926
Born: November 6
Died: 2012
Died: November 28
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Motivational Speaker
Writer
Coffee County
Alabama
Past
Failures
Difficulties
Realistic
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Beats
Difficulty
Knowledgeable
Teach
Competent
Future
Anticipation

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Spirit is the most valuable asset, more than money and any other power.
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If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.
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If you don't like the way you are, don't worry about it. You can change the way you are.
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Each failure brings you one step closer to success.
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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.
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The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little.
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If it's a principle, it's a winner. If it's a tactic, it's a loser.
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