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Bad politicians are sent to Washington by

Good people who don't vote.
- William E. Simon

Voting is the foundational act that breathes

Life into the principle of the consent of the

Governed.
- DeForest Soaries

Nothing is more important in our national life
than the welfare of our children.
- Harry S. Truman

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People say, ‘Wisdom is to be found in those who are old.

Long life brings understanding.’

- Job 12:12 ERV

Today November 4th, 2016 would have been my grandfather’s 

100^th birthday. He passed in June to be with the Lord and all

of the faithful. My grandparents were special people. 

They were Christians who loved the Lord, the church and 

their family and friends. They brought up 3 boys who all

three made gospel preachers.

I look forward to the reunion we will have with them in Heaven.

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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

- Lao Tzu

Start from wherever you are and with whatever you’ve got.

- Jim Rohn

But we envision the parade down Michigan Avenue.

We’re going to do it.

- Anthony Rizzo

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Success is simple.

Do what’s right,

The right way,

At the right time.

- Arnold H. Glascow

Walk away from the 97 percent crowd.

Don’t use their excuses.

Take charge of your own life

- Jim Rohn

You drown not by falling into a river,
but by staying submerged in it.
- Paulo Coelho

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You must begin to think of yourself as becoming

The person you want to be.

- David Viscot

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received.
Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that

Feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
- Henry Van Dyke

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of

All achievement. Without a purpose and a plan,

People drift aimlessly through life.

- Napoleon Hill

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103116 quotes

One of the things I keep learning is that the secret

Of being happy are doing things for other people.

- Dick Gregory

Dream big and don’t let anyone tell you that your

Dreams are unrealistic; they are your dreams and

You’re entitled to each and every one.

- Coach John Calipari

Do you want to be happy for an hour, eat a steak.

Happy for a day, play golf. Happy for a week,

Go on a cruise. If you want to be happy for life,

Ask If I didn’t show up today would anybody miss me?

- Coach Nick Saban

Trump

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Life is true to form; records are meant to be broken.

- Mark Spitz

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with

Your life is the direct result of your thoughts.

- James Allen

Only human beings can reorder their lives any day

They choose by refining their philosophy.

- Jim Rohn

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Coming together is a beginning;

Keeping together is progress;

Working together is success.

- Henry Ford

Happiness is not an accident.

Nor is it something you wish for.

Happiness is something you design.

- Jim Rohn

The speed of the leader is the speed of the team.

“I think everyone’s trying to catch up to coach. 

His work ethic is relentless and his drive to be

The best is unbelievable."

- Coach Sunseri on Coach Nick Saban

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Action is the foundational key to all success.

- Pablo Picasso

Create the legacy of a better world.
Leave this world a better place than you found it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The best motivation is self-motivation. The guy says,

‘I wish someone would come by and turn me on.’

What if they don’t show up? You’ve got to have a

Better plan for your life.

- Jim Rohn

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Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look

Back and realize they were the big things.

- Robert Brault

It is not what happens that determines the major

Part of your future. What happens happens to us all.

It is what you do about what happens that counts.

- Jim Rohn

I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible,

To be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter …

To count, to stand for something, to have made some difference

that you lived at all.

- Leo C. Rosten

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You are never too old to set another goal

Or to dream a new dream.

- C. S. Lewis

The size of your success is measured by the

Strength of your desire, the size of your dream,

And how you handle disappointment along the way.

- Robert Kiyosaki

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others

Argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry

Over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their

Future is someone else’s hands, but not you.

- Jim Rohn

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone,
and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your

Vote is never lost.
- John Quincy Adams

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Men do not fail; they give up trying.
- Elihu Root

The greater the obstacle the more glory

In overcoming it.

- Moliere

Always do your best. What you plant now,

You will harvest later.

- Og Mandino

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Life says, make good or make room,

But don’t make excuses.

- Napoleon Hill Foundation

Do not spoil what you have by desiring

What you have not; but remember that

What you now have was once among the

Things you only hoped for.

- Epictetus

When we hate our enemies, we are giving

Them power over us … power over our sleep,

Our appetites, our blood pressure, our health,

And our happiness. Our enemies would dance

With joy if only they knew how they were

Worrying us, lacerating us, and getting even

With us! Our hate is not hurting them at all,
but our hate is turning our own days
and nights into a hellish turmoil.
- Dale Carnegie

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We are college basketball.

- Coach John Calipari

This is family. Our former stars and our current players,

The Big Blue Nation, make up one big family.

-  Coach John Calipari

As soon as Duke did it, (one and done) it was okay.

That’s fine for me because here’s what they proved …

Even Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, you can be about

These kids and it be okay and it’s not going to hurt you

As a coach, it’s not going to hurt your program.

So, I was happy it happened.

- Coach John Calipari

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All our dreams can come true,

If we have the courage to pursue them.

- Walt Disney

Once you agree upon the price you and your

Family must pay for success, it enables you

To ignore the minor hurts, the opponent’s pressure,

And the temporary failures.

- Vince Lombardi

Your attitude is like a box of crayons that

Color your world. Constantly color your picture gray,

And your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some

Bright colors to the picture by including humor,
and your picture begins to lighten up.
- Allen Klein

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Your true success in life begins only when you make

the commitment to become excellent at what you do.

- Brian Tracy

I know the price of success: dedication, hard work 

and an unremitting devotion to the things you want 

To see happen.

- Lydia Sweatt

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious
privilege it is to be alive … to breathe, to think, to enjoy,

To love.
- Marcus Aurelius