A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with — a man is what he makes of himself.

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"Before anything else, preparation is the key to success."

- Alexander Graham Bell

Success

""Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.""

- Alexander Graham Bell

Success

"When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones which open for us."

- Alexander Graham Bell

Choice

"A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with—a man is what he makes himself."

- Alexander Graham Bell

Belief in Self

"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us."

- Alexander Graham Bell

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"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."

- Mortimer J. Adler

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"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined."

- Anon

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"Do not think about other things, there is only one thing you can do. So master that one thing. Do not forget. What you must imagine is always that you, yourself, are the strongest. You do not need outside enemies. For you, the one you have to fight is none other than your own image."

- Archer

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"You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face."

- Roronoa Zoro

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"Take a page from the dragonfly's book – be vibrant and let your true colors shine"

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