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“Develop a can-do-spirit and be sure you are not suppressed by the naysayers whose daily actions are meant to discourage you from achieving what you believe.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Dream big!: See your bigger picture!

tags: achieve, bad-friends, believe, food-for-thought, israelmore-ayivor, naysayers, negative-people, self-development, self-improvement

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“Beware of those around you who subtly sow the seeds of doubt.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

tags: bitterness, doubt, envy, fear, insecurity, jealousy, lack-of-confidence, malice, negative-people, negativity

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“The worst decisions in life we make are always the one we make out of fear.”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, Born of Betrayal

tags: decisions, fear, inspirational-quotes, life-choices, life-decisions, life-lessons

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“I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done.”
― Calvin Coolidge

tags: naysayers

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“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.”
― John Locke

tags: commonplace, naysayers, opinions

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