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“Don’t be confused by what looks like luck to you. Lucky people don’t make successful people; people who completely commit themselves to success seem to get lucky in life.”
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“Centuries ago migration was a leap into the unknown. It was an enormous intellectual and emotional commitment.”
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“until you become completely obsessed with your mission, no one will take you seriously. Until the world understands that you’re not going away—that you are 100 percent committed and have complete and utter conviction and will persist in pursuing your project—you will ...
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“Realistic thinking is based on what others think is possible—but they are not you and have no way of knowing your potential and purposes.”
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“When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.”
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“The chief thing is to love others like yourself, that’s the great thing, and that’s everything; nothing else is wanted.”
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“No other instinct can so satisfy without accomplishing its biological purpose, and no other instinct is so disconnected from its purpose.”
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“Success tends to bless those who are most committed to giving it the most attention.”
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“Why are we here, that is the question? And we are blessed in this, that we happen to know the answer. Yes, in this immense confusion one thing alone is clear. We are waiting for Godot to come...We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment.”
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M]aking a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.”
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“‘But for what end, then, has this world been formed?’ said Candide.
‘To plague us to death,’ answered Martin.”
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“Purpose is about pursuing something outside yourself as opposed to pleasuring yourself.”
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“To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good, or else that it’s a well-considered act in conformity with natural law. Fortunately, it is in the nature of the human being to seek a justification for his actions. ”
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“Speak Life: You are loved. You have purpose. You are a masterpiece. You are wonderfully made. God has a great plan for you.”
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“If your purpose is something larger than you- to accomplish something, to prove something to yourself- then suddenly everything becomes both easier and more difficult.”
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“’The subjects will eventually recall and understand the purpose of the hard things we have done and plan to do to them. The mission of WICKED is to serve and preserve humanity, no matter the cost. We are, indeed, ‘good’.
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