History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeat.

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"Christmas moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves & directs our thoughts to giving."

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"It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn."

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"There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive."

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"If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business."

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"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."

- Calvin Coolidge

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"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."

- Barbara Elaine Smith

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"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."

- Octavia Butler

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"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"

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"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"

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