A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. —Colin Powell

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A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

COLIN POWELL

65th U.S. Secretary of State

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Anonymous SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Soooo True!!

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them. —George Bernard Shaw
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. —e. e. cummings
The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. —Vince Lombardi
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. —Theodore Roosevelt
The simple path: silence is prayer, prayer is faith, faith is love, love is service, the fruit of service is peace. —Mother Teresa
Just being there for someone can sometimes bring hope when all seems hopeless. —Dave G Llewellyn
There are always flowers for those who want to see them. —Henri Matisse
To be able to look back upon one's life in satisfaction, is to live twice. —Khalil Gibran
Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can. —John Wesley
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. —Ryunosuke Satoro
What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories. —George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans]
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. —Moliere
Where there is love there is life. —Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
For it is in giving that we receive. —Saint Francis of Assisi
When you know who you are; when your mission is clear and you burn with the inner fire of unbreakable will; no cold can touch your heart; no deluge can dampen your purpose. You know that you are alive. —Chief Seattle
Does the sun ask itself, "Am I good? Am I worthwhile? Is there enough of me?" No, it burns and it shines. Does the sun ask itself, "What does the moon think of me? How does Mars feel about me today?" No it burns, it shines. Does the sun ask itself, "Am I as big as other suns in other galaxies?" No, it burns, it shines. —Andrea Dworkin

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