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Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country.


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JIM ROHN Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better.
JIM ROHN You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
JIM ROHN Not one country in existence today has had the same borders and government for as long as two hundre...
JIM ROGERS Never act upon wishful thinking. Act without checking the facts, and chances are that you will be sw...
JIM ROGERS Those who can not adjust to change will be swept aside by it. Those who recognize change and react a...
JIM ROGERS Think of every fairy-tale villainess you've ever heard of. Think of the wicked witches, the evil que...
JIM BUTCHER School prepares you for the real world... which also bites.
JIM BENTON