The first one gets the oyster, the second gets the shell.

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"As I age, I listen less to what people have to say, and look more at what they are up to."

- Andrew Carnegie

Awareness

"There is little success where there is little laughter."

- Andrew Carnegie

Happiness

"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes"

- Andrew Carnegie

Happiness

"You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb."

- Andrew Carnegie

Motivation

"You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless they are willing to climb."

- Andrew Carnegie

Motivation

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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

Ambition