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“Honesty is the cornerstone of characters. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to be scrupulously fair, upright, and fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.”

B.C Forbes

What he is saying is that your character is what makes you. If you are honest than that is your character but if you are not that is a bad character. So it’s better to have a better honest character than to have a dishonest character.

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“Stop worrying about whether you’re going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what is happening right this moment.”

-Phil Jackson

What he is saying is that don’t pay attention to if you’re going to win or not just think about how you have to play and to have fun while doing it. If you think about it too much you won’t be calm and have fun. For example: if you are doing a test don’t focus on thinking I’m going to get an f just try to remember and just do what you do best

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“Truth is the only safe ground to stand up on.”

Elisabeth Cady Stanton

What Elisabeth is saying is that the only good thing is to tell the truth and choose the right doing that. Never lie because it will always come back to you. Always tell the truth and you will be fine. So remember always tell the truth and you will do good

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“Everyone is the architect of their own learning.”

Claudius

What Claudius is saying is that you are the one who is learning and you don’t have to worry about them the only ones who help you learn is you and your teacher because no one else is controlling you just yourself. So remember you control yourself not anyone else.

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“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”

Peter F. Drucker

What he is saying is not to just do something just because it’s ok. Do something that is right and won’t get you into trouble and will keep you in the right track to doing the right. For example there is a job in assassination its acceptable but is it really doing something right. So remember start with the good rather than what is acceptable.

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“To be great – concentrate.”

Orson Sweet Mardin

What Orson is saying is that if you don’t concentrate on what you are doing sometimes stuff might not come out good they’ll come out bad and you'll do a bad job. If you concentrate well and do what is told. So remember always and always concentrate and you will do great.

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“Education is a marathon not a sprint”

Anon

What this person is saying is that you don’t just stop, you keep going that’s why it’s a marathon not a sprint. That’s what this person is saying so remember always keep going and don’t stop

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“The man who has no imagination has no wings”

Muhammad Ali

What he means is that if you don’t imagine yourself doing what you want then you won’t get what you want. So remember always use your imagination not your laziness.

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“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

Calvin Coolidge

What Calvin is saying is that there are many talented people but some people don’t use it and that is a waste of talent. Everybody should try and do something because everyone in this world has talent and no one should be sad.

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“Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.”

Herbert Kaufman

What Herbert is saying is that you decide whether you want to succeed or fail but always leave the failure aside and always use the success not failure.so remember always postpone the failure and succeed.

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“To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.”

Confucius

What he is saying is that if you know that what you are about to do is right and you know it then don’t do the wrong and not do it there might not be another chance to do what is right. For example: if there is a lady who dropped her wallet and you see it and grab it, don’t keep the money and her wallet, give the poor lady her wallet back.

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“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievements.”

Matt Biondi

What Matt is saying is that you can be a bad student but if you can change your ways than you can actually succeed in life. So remember always do what is right and never do what is wrong.

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“Improve your performance by improving your attitude.”

ANON

What this person was saying was that if you have a good attitude and you know you will do well than you’re good. If you are mad and you are doing something then you are not going to do it well because you have a bad attitude. So remember always have a good attitude. 

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“Always do right.”

Mark Twain

What Mark is saying is pretty simple he is saying to always do what is right because if you don’t you will either be in trouble or in jail or getting bad consequences later on. So remember always do what’s right.

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“Gold medals don’t make champions…

Hard work does”

ANON

What this person was saying was that if you win something without even trying then you’re not a champion but if you put all your effort into it and you work hard for it you will get what you the reward that you deserve. So remember always try your hardest and do your best by working hard and you will succeed.

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“The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.”

Margaret Chase Smith

What she is saying is that you don’t have to be popular or cool to be doing what is right. You can be popular but still be bullying someone. The only way to do what is right is to have a good character not someone who likes bullying others its more f someone who is kind to others. So remember that and don’t bully others.

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“When an archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bulls-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.”

Gilbert Arland

What he is trying to say is, don’t blame others for your actions/problems. It is your fault for whatever you did because you did it not the other person. The other person is the innocent one but you are accusing him and that is not right. Take fault for your own actions.

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“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow”

Robert Kiyosaki

What Robert is saying is that whatever you do today is what will impact you in the future. Tomorrow is tomorrow but you have to worry about today because today is the day you have to do what you got to do, not tomorrow.

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“When I was teaching basketball, I urged my players to try their hardest to improve on that very day, to make that practice a masterpiece. This rule is even more important in life than basketball. You have to apply yourself each day to become a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over periods of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day.

John wooden

Now this one is not that simple as the other ones. Well what John is saying is that if you try and try you will get better on the thing you are doing. For example, me, I play my piano a lot but I feel like I’m not good enough to play a really good song. But I tried and I succeeded because I practiced and I tried.

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“Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it ended up not being right,”

Mario Cuomo

What Mario is saying is that if you feel like you’re doing something wrong and not right then don’t do it because it will be wrong. If you really feel like it is wrong then don’t do it simple as that. So don’t do anything bad or there will be consequences.