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"Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power."
Clint Eastwood

"To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him."
Buddha

"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."
Albert Schweitzer

"I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men; they are far superior and always have been."
William Golding

"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."
Marcus Garvey

"Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all."
Norman Vincent Peale

"That you can create something out of nothing. Something that existed only in your mind before you brought it into being for others to experience. If that isn't magic, I don't know what is!"
Hero executive creative director Jabulani Sigege in this week's #BehindtheSelfie

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."
Steve Jobs

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
George Orwell

"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are."
Norman Vincent Peale

"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
Carl Jung

"Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing."
Thomas A. Edison

"It is neccessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live."
Alexandre Dumas

"Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart."
Alan Alda

"Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar."
Antonio Villaraigosa

"You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events."
Joel Osteen

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
Calvin Coolidge

"Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love."
William Shakespeare

"When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it."
Yogi Berra

"I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive."
Henry Miller

"At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realise that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren't where you want to be, you will always be a failure."
Erin Cummins

"Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance."
Nikola Tesla

"We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance."
Aesop

"Content is the reason search began in the first place."
Lee Odden

"I think we will continue to see socially conscious work, but I think it will run a wider gamut of media outside of just film, with more experiential work and initiatives within brands."
Loeries Film and Radio jury president Nedal Ahmed on the biggest trend in advertising

"Let's take a look at Instagram - 2 million plus advertisers worldwide use Instagram to share their stories and drive business results. And 60% of people say they discover new products on Instagram."
Orange Ink's Refilwe Monyai on how Instagram is the new marketing hub for business growth

"Clients that don't see their agencies as strategic partners are only letting themselves and their brands down. When a client appreciates their agency and thinks of them as a partner who can add value, there is a relationship built on trust. And those types of relationships are usually enduring."
G&G Digital's Desiree Gullan in this week's #BehindtheSelfie

"Advertising revenues among key social and messaging companies rose 26.2% year-on-year during the first three months of 2019 to reach $17.9bn - the second-highest total on record."
Warc's Global Ad Trends report

"I think young people should not be afraid to take up space and know that our thoughts, ideas and observations are valid. Imposter syndrome can be so real when entering an industry as a fresh new talent. Knowing that you have the potential and capability to bring about change is a key starting point."
KFM's Mamohau Seseane on how young voices can bring change

"Martin Luther King did not say 'I have a mission statement.'"
Simon Sinek

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