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A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
— Mark TwainOn PurposeDon't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
— Mark TwainOn Money, PlainlyIf you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
— Mark TwainOn DisciplineKindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
— Mark TwainOn PurposeWhenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform — or pause and reflect.
— Mark TwainOn Focus & DistractionAll you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.
— Mark TwainOn ConfidenceYou will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't paying attention to.
— Robin WilliamsOn Starting OverEveryone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.
— Robin WilliamsOn Anxiety & Quiet DaysI used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with p…
— Robin WilliamsOn PurposeYou're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
— Robin WilliamsOn ConfidenceNo matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.
— Robin WilliamsOn ConfidenceThe world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing…
— Elbert HubbardOn the Working LifeA friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
— Elbert HubbardOn PurposeWhen life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
— Elbert HubbardOn Starting OverI don't like to gamble, but if there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself.
— BeyoncéOn ConfidencePower is not given to you. You have to take it.
— BeyoncéOn the Working LifeYour self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone telling you who you are.
— BeyoncéOn ConfidenceWe need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.
— BeyoncéOn ConfidenceBe thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ev…
— Oprah WinfreyOn Money, PlainlyCreate the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.
— Oprah WinfreyOn PurposeThink like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.
— Oprah WinfreyOn ConfidenceReal integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.
— Oprah WinfreyOn DisciplineIf you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never…
— Oprah WinfreyOn Money, PlainlyYou have to see failure as the beginning and the middle, but never entertain it as an end.
— Jessica HerrinOn Starting OverA champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
— Billie Jean KingOn ConfidenceI really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
— Serena WilliamsOn Starting OverThe success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up.
— Serena WilliamsOn the Working LifeLuck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one…
— Serena WilliamsOn DisciplineI don't like to lose — at anything — yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks.
— Serena WilliamsOn Starting OverI've grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God's reward, then losing is how he teaches us.
— Serena WilliamsOn Starting Over