Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.

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"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you."

- William Arthur Ward

Love

"Love is more than a noun – it is a verb; it is more than a feeling – it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing."

- William Arthur Ward

Love

"“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.”"

- William Arthur Ward

Love

""Love is more than a noun – it is a verb; it is more than a feeling – it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.""

- William Arthur Ward

Love

"Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them."

- William Arthur Ward

Awareness

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"You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character."

Failure

"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work."

- Thomas Edison

Failure

"We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success."

- Arianna Huffington

Failure

"Trying is the first step toward failure."

- Homer Simpson

Failure

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."

- Truman Capote

Failure