I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

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"Love is a lot like a backache, it doesn’t show up on X-rays, but you know it’s there."

- George Burns

Love

"Love is a lot like a backache, it doesn't show up on X-rays, but you know it's there."

- George Burns

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"Actually, it only takes one drink to get me loaded. Trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or fourteenth."

- George Burns

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""Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.""

- George Burns

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""I can’t afford to die; I’d lose too much money.""

- George Burns

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"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

- Maya Angelou

Resilience

"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

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

- Michael Lopp

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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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