"Stop comparing yourself to other people, just choose to be happy and live your own life."

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“Until you change how you get things done, you'll never know what works best.”

“Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.”

“Remember that things are not always as they appear to be… Curiosity creates possibilities and opportunities.”

“Finding the lesson behind every adversity will be the one important thing that helps get you through it.”

“Be the kind of person who dares to face life's challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them.”

“Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities.”

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"I think Mrs Thatcher, Lady Thatcher, saw the need for change and I think whatever disagreements you have with her about certain policies - there was a large amount of unemployment at the time which pe…"

— Gordon Brown

Politics1947–2001

#faith

"Most writers enjoy two periods of happiness – when a glorious idea comes to mind and, secondly, when a last page has been written and you haven’t had time to know how much better it ought to be."

— J. B. Priestley

Literature1894–1984

#happiness

"The Face first grows lank and wrinkled; then the Neck; then the Breast and Arms; the lower Parts continuing to the last as plump as ever: So that covering all above with a Basket, and regarding only w…"

— Benjamin Franklin

Politics1812–1878

#happiness

"People have to get registered to vote. People have to be driven to the polls on election day... Go to a district where there might be change. Arrange in advance... Don't call people and ask them to go…"

— David Cay Johnston

Economics1948

#politics