People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change. They neither complain of their lot nor passively dream of some distant ship coming in. Rather, they visualize in their minds that they are not quitters; they will not allow life’s circumstances to push them down and hold them under.

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"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it."

- Charles Swindoll

Awareness

"Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it"

- Charles Swindoll

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"Consistency: It’s the jewel worth wearing; It’s the anchor worth weighing; It’s the thread worth weaving; It’s a battle worth winning."

- Charles Swindoll

Courage

"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it."

- Charles Swindoll

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"Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you."

- Charles Swindoll

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- Maya Angelou

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- Winston Churchill

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"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."

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"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

- David Brinkley

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"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."

- Pete Cashmore

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