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No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no m

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good ones sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, ones character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. – William James

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Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. – William James

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Attitude
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We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. – William James

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good
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Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights. – Thomas Carlyle

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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. – H. L. Mencken

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Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. – Mae West

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I strive to be brief, and I become obscure. – Horace

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I think its a good thing for a president or political leaders to want to put their values or their faith into action. Desmond Tutu did that in South Africa. Martin Luther King Jr. did that here. This is a good thing. – Jim Wallis

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How do you rebel in a family of rebels? – Nicolas Cage

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An old man loved is winter with flowers. – Proverb

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