To spend life for something ...

To spend life for something which outlasts it.
To spend life for something which outlasts it.

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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
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
To change one's life, start immediately, do it flamboyantly, no exceptions.
The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.
The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.
Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.