I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier.

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"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath."

- Michael Caine

Balance

"I had an extraordinary belief in myself. For years people told me to give it up and even though I was poverty- stricken, I never thought I should give it up."

- Michael Caine

Belief in Self

"In your thirties, most of your friends come to you. In your forties, you go to them."

- Michael Caine

Reflection

"Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think."

- Michael Caine

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- Beauty and the Beast

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- Paulo Coelho

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- Clayton M. Christensen

Personal Growth

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

- Arianna Huffington

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"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."

- Mark Twain

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