I will prepare, and someday my chance will come.

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"All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."

- Abraham Lincoln

Love

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

- Abraham Lincoln

Leadership

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."

- Abraham Lincoln

Courage

"Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end, you are sure to succeed."

- Abraham Lincoln

Courage

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."

- Abraham Lincoln

Responsibility

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"What a wonderful time to be young! You have knowledge of many more things than we needed to have. It is my conviction that your generation is better and stronger than was ours — better in many ways! I have faith that you young men and young women can meet the world on its own terms and conquer it!"

- President Boyd K. Packer

Ambition

"Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too."

- Mark Twain

Ambition

"Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals."

- David Ogilvy

Ambition

"No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed."

- Billie Jean King

Ambition

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

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