If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it.
W.C. FIELDS
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If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
The following quotations will help you understand more about goals and the many sorts of goals you may develop to improve your life. Read on to accomplish what you started.
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