"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."

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"For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service."

- John Burroughs

Hard Work

"I go to books and to nature as the bee goes to a flower, for a nectar that I can make into my own honey"

- John Burroughs

Creativity

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

- John Burroughs

Creativity

"You must have the bird in your heart before you can find it in the bush."

- John Burroughs

Belief in Self

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."

- John Burroughs

Healing

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"Hustle hard baby girl."

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"Stop snoozing your alarm."

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"Results on. Excuses off."

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

- Arthur Ashe

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

- Stephen Covey

Motivation