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    “If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.” ~ John Wooden

      “Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.” ~ John Wooden

        “Remember this your lifetime through:
        Tomorrow there will be more to do.
        And failure waits for all who stay
        With some success made yesterday.
        Tomorrow you must try once more,
        And even harder than before.”
        ~ John Wooden

          “Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.” ~ John Wooden

            “Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.” ~ John Wooden

              “Listen if you want to be heard” ~ John Wooden

                “Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time.” ~ John Wooden

                  “Be true to yourself.
                  Make each day your masterpiece.
                  Help others.
                  Drink deeply from good books.
                  Make friendship a fine art.
                  Build a shelter against a rainy day.
                  Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”
                  ~ John Wooden

                    “It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.” ~ John Wooden

                      “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”  ~ John Wooden

                        “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” ~ John Wooden

                          “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” ~ John Wooden

                            “When you share love grows, happiness doubles, and sorrow is halved. A life shared is twice as good with half the troubles. A dessert shared tastes twice as nice with half the calories. When you share, you end up with more of what counts and give it to someone else.” ~ Nancy Plum

                              “Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.” ~ Chilon of Sparta

                                “Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” ~ C.S. Lewis

                                  “The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful, and being generous.  Everything else is crap, I promise you.  It’s just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don’t buy it. Be smart, be thoughtful and be generous.  Everything around us that we call life was made up of people that are no smarter than you. And you can build your own things, you can build your own life that other people can live in. So build a life — don’t just live one, build one.” ~Ashton Kutcher

                                    “There is only one way to learn. It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

                                      “When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

                                        “I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

                                          “We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.  This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist