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"What I began by reading, I must finish by acting."

- Henry David Thoreau

Courage

"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."

- Henry David Thoreau

Success

"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought and attended to my answer."

- Henry David Thoreau

Respect

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."

- Henry David Thoreau

Mindfulness

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."

- Henry David Thoreau

Ambition

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"Hustle hard baby girl."

Motivation

"Stop snoozing your alarm."

Motivation

"Results on. Excuses off."

Motivation

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

- Arthur Ashe

Motivation

"Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you."

- Stephen Covey

Motivation