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    “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

      “The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

        “If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

          “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.” ~ Anthony Robbins

            “My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain – and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain.” ~ Anthony Robbins

              “Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is.  Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.” ~ Goethe

                “To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.” ~ Bruce Lee

                  “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” ~ Bruce Lee

                    “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.” ~ Bruce Lee

                      “A leader is a dealer in hope.” ~ Napoleon

                        “It is difficult to spread the contagion of excitement without having a sense of purpose and direction.” ~ Daniel Goleman

                          “Great leaders, the research shows, are made as they gradually acquire, in the course of their lives and careers, the competencies that make them so effective. The competencies can be learned by any leader, at any point.” ~ Daniel Goleman

                            “In order to have influence, you have to be influenced.” ~ Stephen Covey

                              “Next to physical survival, the greatest need of a human being is psychological survival – to be understood, to be affirmed, to be validated, to be appreciated.” ~ Stephen Covey

                                “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” ~ Stephen Covey

                                  “You have to water the flowers you want to grow.” ~ Stephen Covey

                                    “We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.” ~ Edwin Markham

                                      “It is the weak who are cruel.  Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.” ~ Leo Roskin

                                        “Be loyal to those who are not present.  In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.” ~ Stephen Covey

                                          “While everyone exercises influence, the size and strength of our influence depends upon our effort.  No one leads well without paying the price of discipline.  As we push ourselves to grow and to learn, we enlarge our sphere of influence.” ~ John Maxwell