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If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.

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If the belief [in Christianity] did not make us happy, it would not be believed: how little it must then be worth!

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The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self- esteem.

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The power of the mind is an incredible thing, one that can never be underestimated.

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When nothing is sure, everything is possible.

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Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

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Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blowwom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity.

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When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own intersts.

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We must believe in ourselves or no one else will believe in us; we must match our aspirations with the competence, courage, and determination to succeed.

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I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.

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