To understand the heart and ...

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do.

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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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Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.