"The cream rises to the top, even if sour."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Persistence, Excellence, Success, Effort, Achievement

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"I think people give up, because it's the easy option, but my goodness; why would giving up be easy? Your living your life chasing anything to fill the void of what came about when you let go of everything that mattered? I'd rather fight like mad, for everything that will ever matter, because giving in to anything that doesn't will never cure the dream."

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"Sometimes the further away the target, the less you have to try to get there."

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"He slept that night the sleep of a successfully stubborn man."

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"When you get a pinch and decide to give up, you will get a cut when you eventually do so. The consequences of giving up are more harmful than the causes. Just don't give up!"

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"One step and then another and the longest walk is ended. One stitch and then another and the longest rent is mended. One brick upon another and the tallest wall is made. One flake and then another and the deepest snow is laid."

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