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The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happines, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.  - Benjamin Franklin
Citizenship: recognizing one's place in the greater communities (family, school, local, & country) through active servie & respectful devotion to the community's members, values, and standards.
Integrity is doing the right thing. Even when no one is watching. - C.S. Lewis
A good disposition is invincible, if it be genuine. - Marcus Aurelius
Surround yourself with people that refelct who you want to be and how you want to feel, energies are contagious.
Focus on being productive instead of busy
Doing your best is more important than being the best.  - Zig Ziglar
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Attitude is everything
Character is revealed, not by occasional good deeds or occasional misdeeds, but by the tendency of the habitual words and acts.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.  - Colin Powell
"Be an encourager, the world has enough critics already." - Unknown
Laugh! It's good for you!!
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - MLK Jr.
It's more important to do the right thing than to do things right. - Peter F. Drucker
How to become an optimist: See beauty in every little thing; always be grateful; seek solutions, not problems; love fearlessly; always believe it's possible; do the work, to make it posssible; only focus on you (what you can control)
Your attitude and not your aptitude determines your altitude.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller