“... sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.”
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Jim Stovall
“great legacy starts with a great life, and every great life starts with a great plan.”
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Jim Stovall
“gentlemen have leant their talent, time, and energy to this project. Please note that the columns appear here just as they were printed in publications around the world. Some of them are more than a decade old at this writing, but the wisdom is eternal, and the context creates points”
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Jim Stovall
“When we can learn from our own problems, we begin to deal with life. When we can learn from other people’s problems, we begin to master life.”
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Jim Stovall
“We have become a society of people that loves to blame someone else for our condition.”
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Jim Stovall
“A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.”
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Jim Stovall
“There are certain days that are forever locked in our memories. They represent special times, places, and people that we capture in the scrapbook of our minds. Just a fleeting thought of these memories can bring us back to that special time and place as well as the emotion we felt when we were there.”
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Jim Stovall
“Who we are is a tribute to those who have left us a legacy. Who we help others become will be our legacy.”
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Jim Stovall
“You can often outperform what other people think of you, but you will never outperform what you think of yourself.”
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Jim Stovall
“Instead of looking to find a friend, seek situations where you can be a friend, and you will always find what you are looking for.”
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Jim Stovall
“Laughter is good medicine for the soul. Our world is desperately in need of more such medicine.”
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Jim Stovall
“We, here in Western civilization, have failed to master the concept of living in the moment. We spend so much time worrying about yesterday or planning tomorrow that we fail to live today.”
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Jim Stovall
“the desire and hunger for education is the key to real learning.”
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Jim Stovall
“I finally know that joy does not come from avoiding a problem or having someone else deal with it for you. Joy comes from overcoming a problem or simply learning to live with it while being joyful.”
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Jim Stovall
