I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.

Nelson Mandela

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Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.

What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him.

The past does not equal the future.

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

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No individual can achieve worthy goals without accepting accountability for his or her own actions.

You cannot afford to live in potential for the rest of your life; at some point, you have to unleash the potential and make your move.

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