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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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“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.”
― Benjamin Franklin

tags: complain, criticize, fool

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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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“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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“Never did the world make a queen of a girl who hides in houses and dreams without traveling.”
― Roman Payne, The Wanderess

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Track your progress on the annual Goodreads Reading Challenge and encourage each other to meet reading goals. **Get started here** **Join our monthly ...more

Clean Reads — 6823 members — last activity Dec 28, 2025 02:51PM
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Readers with ADD / ADHD — 241 members — last activity Jan 01, 2026 07:44AM
Reading can be a bit more difficult with Attention Deficit Disorder, but do you love to read anyway? Do you know of a good book about ADD / ADHD that ...more

Retro Reads — 615 members — last activity 35 minutes ago
A buddy reading group for those interested in twentieth century books and authors. From 2023 our time period will be 1900-1980. Authors like M.M. Kaye ...more