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“I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.”

— Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

“A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.”

— Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”

— Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

“As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.”

— Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Black men are 25% of Baton Rogue population but 100% of those killed by Baton Rogue police.”

— Samuel Sinyangwe, via twitter.com

“Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.”

— Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself.”

— Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.”

— Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.”

— Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“We see the world, not as it is, but as we are──or, as we are conditioned to see it.”

— Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory.”

— Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn't bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or grassho…”

— Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“#AltonSterling was the 154th black person killed by police this year (to date).”

— Samuel Sinyangwe, via twitter.com

“Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.”

— Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”

— Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“Repeat after me: Police officer kills black person; hashtag is created; police go on leave; media begin blaming black person for death.”

— Broderick Greer, via twitter.com

“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”

— Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“Isaac Newton spent just as much time obsessively decoding biblical prophecies and predicting the end of the world as he did revolutionizing our understanding of physics. Florence Nightingale revolutionized the practice of health care even as she was racked with intense despair for much of her life.…”

— Eric Greitens, Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life

“"When we accept what we cannot change – that some pain cannot be avoided, that some adversities cannot be overcome, that tragedy comes to every one of us – we are liberated to direct our energy toward work that we can actually do.”

— Eric Greitens, Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life

“I begin with humility. I act with humility. I end with humility. Humility leads to clarity. Humility leads to an open mind and a forgiving heart. With an open mind and a forgiving heart, I see every person as superior to me in some way; with every person as my teacher, I grow in wisdom. As I grow in…”

— Eric Greitens, Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life