The greatest thing is, at any ...

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.
The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.
 Max De Pree

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.
Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.

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Understanding and accepting diversity enables us to see that each of us is needed.. It also enables us to begin to think about being abandoned to the strengths of others, of admitting that we cannot know or do everything.
 Max De Pree
In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
 Max De Pree
A friend of mine characterizes leaders simply like this: Leaders don't inflict pain. They bear pain.
 Max De Pree
Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right
 Max De Pree
We can accomplish more together than we can alone.
 Max De Pree