"When your goal is to build people up, to make them feel better, to share in their joy, you too reap the rewards of their positive feelings. The next time you have the chance to correct someone, even if their facts are a little off, resist the temptation. Instead, ask yourself, "What do I really want out of this interaction?" Chances are, what you want is a peaceful interaction where all parties leave feeling good. Each time you resist 'being right,' and instead choose kindness, you'll notice a peaceful feeling within."

Source : Richard Carlson (1998). “Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life”, MacMillan Publishing Company

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“Act like a VIP and become a VIP”
“had two smaller scripts that I had written with full black casts. And people loved the scripts, but nobody would fund them. Those roles and stories are out there. But unless you have the money to finance movies on your own, you're beholden to others, and that is a very big limiting factor.”

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“It makes me boil when I think of the power we profess and the utter impotency of our action. Believers who know one-tenth as much as we do are doing one-hundred times more for God, with His blessing and our criticism. Oh if I could write it, preach it, say it, paint it, anything at all, if only God's power would become known among us.”
“I wanted to create a place where parents can come and find products that are safe for their children, as well as good for the planet.”

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“To recognize that the greatest error is not to have tried and failed, but that in trying, we did not give it our best effort”

Source : Gene Kranz (2009). “Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond”, p.393, Simon and Schuster
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Source : Lilian Jackson Braun (1986). “The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern”, p.78, Penguin
“You shoulda shot that fella a long time ago. Now he's too rich to kill.”

Source : "Fictional character: Uncle Bawley". "Giant", www.imdb.com. 1956.
“I understand. You work very hard two days a week and you need a five-day weekend. That's normal.”

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