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Quote by Samuel Johnson

“Your aspirations are your possibilities.”

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Samuel Johnson was an English writer, poet, and lexicographer, renowned for his comprehensive English dictionary, 'A Dictionary of the English Language', published in 1755. His distinctive writing style and wit have cemented his place as a significant figure in the history of English literature. more

“In any dark time, there is a tendency to veer toward fainting over how much is wrong or unmended in the world. Do not focus on that. Do not make yourself ill with overwhelm. There is a tendency to fall into being weakened by perseverating on what is outside your reach, by what cannot yet be. Do not focus there. That is spending the wind without raising the sails.”

World Fall Dark Attitude Focus Positive Thinking Wind Ill Spending Tendencies Sail Dark Times Fainting

Author:Clarissa Pinkola Estes

“I had a reputation of being somewhat moderate, partly, I think, because I wasn't a 'bomb thrower' like some of my conservative colleagues, and partly because I got along with people all across the political spectrum.”

People Thinking Political Conservative Reputation Bombs Colleagues Moderates Spectrum Political Spectrum Throwers

Book:In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir

Source: In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir

“Where the loser saw barriers, the winner saw hurdles.”

Opportunity Attitude Saws Possibility Perspective Work Out Winner Barriers Loser Hurdle

Author:Robert Breault

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