“We have become a society of people that loves to blame someone else for our condition.”
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Jim Stovall
“You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, ackowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.”
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Jim Stovall
“Every day is a gift because it can either be the first day of the rest of our life or be our last day here on earth.”
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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
“The only way to truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away.”
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Jim Stovall
“Showing Respect Is not Slavery...and Must Be Taught”
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Jim Stovall
“OUR LEGACIES Every footprint that we take Makes a change where we have passed. Small things there beneath our heel Are changing where the print was cast. What then could any difference make When ruthless paths our courses take? Beneath our heel some things will bend Without the strength to rise again. Joye Kanelakos”
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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
“great legacy starts with a great life, and every great life starts with a great plan.”
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Jim Stovall
“It is impossible to experience fear, hate, or defeat when we are laughing.”
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Jim Stovall
“Love is a treasure for which we can never pay. The only way we keep it is to give it away.”
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Jim Stovall
“gain or profit. The use of short quotations or occasional page copying for personal or group study is permitted and encouraged. Permission will”
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Jim Stovall
“experience, and most of those experiences are painful and costly. If you can learn from someone else’s pain and expense, you are a wise person, indeed. I would encourage you to read this book, cover-to-cover, but also keep it as a reference text using the sections and individual columns as a resource you can revisit as your life journey calls for specific wisdom. It is my hope that this is not a one-time encounter that you and I are having. My hope is, in the coming months and years as you travel toward your own personal”
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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
“In those times when we yearn to have more in our lives, we should dwell on the things we already have. In doing so, we will often find that our lives are already full to overflowing.”
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Jim Stovall
