"I believe that no matter how many mistakes weÂ’ve made; how badly weÂ’ve really, really screwed up; how old, worn out, or dejected weÂ’ve become; as long as there is true, steadfast ambition, all of us have an opportunity for greatness."

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Source : Dave Pelzer (2010). “Moving Forward: Taking The Lead In Your Life”, p.10, Hachette UK

Dave Pelzer

#Mistake Quotes #Believe Quotes #Ambition Quotes

“When the advice of Moscow ran counter to [Ho Chi Minh's] own ideas - as in the 1930s - he kept his head down and waited until the situation changed in his favor with the beginning of the Pacific War.”
“The first thing to understand about working with children's dreams is that adults need to listen up.”
“In the early nineteenth century, the doctrine of self-sufficiency came to apply to families as well as individuals.... The familybecame a special protected place, the repository of tender, pure, and generous feelings (embodied by the mother) and a bulwark and bastion against the raw, competitive, aggressive, and selfish world of commerce (embodied by the father).... In performing this protective task, the good family was to be as self-sufficient as the good man.”
“So many people pass up older dogs, which is a shame. With an older dog, you know what you are getting.”
“Women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer can learn a tremendous amount from women who have already been treated.”
“We're not saying, 'We're politicians, trust us.' We know you don't trust us.”
“If America has the right to target Osama bin Laden, or terrorists, of course Israel has the right to defend itself from terrorism.”
“Might have been a time when I loved her too but you take that away and you'll always be the one.”

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