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"When we spend our time looking at what other people do or what they have, we deprive ourselves of the opportunity to see our own value."
Les Brown
"If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out of a higher level of consciousness."
Les Brown
"It is no fun to fail, but you must pick yourself you and get back in the race. The only way you can grow is to challenge yourself beyond your present circumstances."
Les Brown
"There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned how to win."
Les Brown
"I learned from my mother that there is a greatness in all of us, and that all of us are delivered to this world with a mission."
Les Brown
"Don't waste time bathing in the negative experience. Spin your energy and focus your attention on moving on. Take the lesson from the hardship, and use it in the future."
Les Brown
"When you make a mistake, you are presented with an opportunity to gain wisdom. And the only way to experience true wisdom is through your mistakes."
Les Brown
"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."
Les Brown
"Change is difficult but often essential to survival."
Les Brown
"You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers."
Les Brown
"You can't win unless you learn how to lose."
Jeff Bezos
"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose."
Jeff Bezos
"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits."
Jeff Bezos
"Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form."
Rumi
"Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts."
Phil Jackson
"In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way."
Phil Jackson
"Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing."
Phil Jackson
"Mistakes are inevitable, but it's how we respond to them that defines our character."
Phil Jackson
"Failure is not the end, but a stepping stone to greater success."
Phil Jackson
"Success is not just about winning, but about growing, learning, and becoming the best version of yourself."
Phil Jackson