Tough Things Quotes

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  I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Mar 15, 2014

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• When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

  Robert Frost

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

  Wayne Gretzky

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.

  Tom Hodgkinson

  Sleep, Naps, Tough Times

  "Idle thoughts" by Tom Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2006.

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  In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

  Lee Iacocca

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). “Iacocca: An Autobiography”, p.16, Bantam

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• Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  "Edgewalkers: People and Organizations That Take Risks, Build Bridges, and". Book by Judi Neal, p. 163, October 30, 2006.

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• The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

  Jimmy Johnson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Fictional character: Dan". "Waiting...", www.imdb.com. 2005.

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• I get it now; I didn't get it then. That life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible... and enjoying everything in between.

  Mia Farrow

  Hard Times, Tough Times, Losing

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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  Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

  Dale Carnegie

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.59, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Twitter post from Jan 15, 2017

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• One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

  Dale Carnegie

  Inspirational, Success, Encouraging

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• The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Positive, Being Happy, Uplifting

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• I hope you live a life you're proud of...

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Short Life, Tough Times, Proud

  "Fictional character: Benjamin Button". "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", 2008.

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• The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

  Eric Roth

  Inspirational, Short Life, Tough Times

  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, www.imdb.com. 2008.

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• The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

  Alan Kay

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster

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• You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

  Maya Angelou

  Moving On, Spiritual, Strong Women

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from May 01, 2009

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• The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

  Randy Pausch

  Inspirational, Strength, Perseverance

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• When the going gets tough, the tough get a librarian.

  Joan Bauer

  Reading, Book, Naps

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• You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

  Steve Jobs

  Life, Motivational, Success

  Steve Jobs (0101). “Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs”, p.41, Prabhat Prakashan

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• When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.

  Erma Bombeck

  Naps, Tough Times, Chocolate

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• When the going gets tough, the tough eat ribs.

  Nora Roberts

  Naps, Tough Times, Chocolate

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