Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

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"I think a man and a woman should choose each other for life, for the simple reason that a long life with all its accidents is barely enough time for a man and a woman to understand each other and. . . to understand – is to love."

- William Butler Yeats

Love

"Think like a wise [person] but communicate in the language of the people."

- William Butler Yeats

Awareness

"Lose natural kindness and maybe / The heart-revealing intimacy / That chooses right, and never find a friend."

- William Butler Yeats

Compassion

"Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire."

- William Butler Yeats

Inspiration

"Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the dishevelled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame."

- William Butler Yeats

Inspiration

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"You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction."

- George Lorimer

Determination

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."

- Amelia Earhart

Determination

"When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone."

- Melissa McCarthy

Determination

"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."

- Walt Disney

Determination

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

- Theodore Roosevelt

Determination