Be glad of life because it ...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
 Henry van Dyke Jr.

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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

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Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
 Henry van Dyke Jr.
A friend is what the heart needs all the time.
 Henry van Dyke Jr.