“Self-control is a divided battle in one body. The "self" produces desires that "you" must battle with and kick off. Two wrestlers in one body. Just imagine. It's difficult, though rewarding!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“When I was young, I thought it is thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in the high school, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is the poise!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“You feed your fears to grow muscles against you when you run away from what frightens you. Little do you know that it’s frightened when you face it boldly!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Pure gold does not rust. Only gold alloys do so. You may have golden dreams. But if you go in the company of toxic people, your become "a gold alloy" and what that means is that you can rust at any time!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“If you don’t do what you love, you will never love what you do. And if you don’t love whatever you do, you are likely to be worried anytime a duty is assigned to you concerning that.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“It is uncomfortable to keep your dreams in a house just behind a public toilet; your dreams will surely attract bad odours from the waste products of people in detracting environments. Keep it away from negative people!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Good character going bad is like a beast escaping it's cage; it will be hard to capture it again!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Positive thinkers create large pictures of what they want in their minds and can predict the future from the present.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Do this exercise: Demolish the bridges of pessimism behind you. If you do this very well, you'll have no other choice than to move forward! Successful people are always optimistic!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“It’s unfair to see managers buying brand new cars for themselves when the salaries of their workers still remain unpaid! Good leaders are not selfish thinkers!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“It is unpredictable for you to know which of the strangers you are about to meet that becomes your friend. Be polite to every stranger!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“The shark had never begged Jonah in order to get him swallowed; Jonah's own actions took him into the shark's belly! Failure may not chase after you, but when you miss your way, you will rather go chasing failure!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Build a solid courage behind what you believe you can do. Your dreams may drift and fall, but when your courage is strong and still, you can’t shift; you’ll lift your dreams again!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Fire false friends. They are in to fast-forward your fall and failure.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Don't rush in order to have things done early. Be prepared before you set off. That's the rule. However, this does not mean that you keep delaying the time for beginning. You must begin by all means! Go, get prepared!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
