
To become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
- Topic: Goals, Purpose
- Location: Oregon Coast
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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A very little key will open a very heavy door.
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By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
› Christopher Columbus
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people.
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Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.
› St. Jerome
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› Viktor Frankl
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
› Epictetus
The way you habitually think will determine your destiny.
› Jeffrey Benjamin
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
› Maya Angelou
Find out who you are and do it on purpose.
› Dolly Parton
I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
› Benjamin Disraeli
