The greatest use of a life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

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"Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."

- William James

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"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

- William James

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"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."

- William James

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"My experience is what I agree to attend to."

- William James

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"Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear."

- William James

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"The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking."

- Mia Hamm

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"Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision."

- Muhammad Ali

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"A bodybuilder is a sculptor who carries with him his own material."

- Serge Nubret

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"Big battles bring sweet victories."

- Unknown

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"Champions keep playing until they get it right."

- Billie Jean King

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