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This
day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe
home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He
that shall see this day and live old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispin's:'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his
scars.
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
Old
men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day.
Then shall our names,
Familiar in their mouths as household words,
Harry
the king,
Bedford
and Exeter,
Warwick
and Talbot,
Salisbury
and Gloucester,
Be
in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
This
story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band
of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not
here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any
speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
William Shakespeare (1599) in Henry V, Act 4, Scene 3
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“If you think you are
beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don’t
If you like to win, but you think you can’t,
It is almost certain you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will –It’s
all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!”
"Persistence, belief and
commitment are all essential to success. Yet,
without clear focus and unstoppable drive,
you'll only accomplish a fraction of your true
potential.
Focus is the
ability to never let diversions get in your
way.
It's the ability to cut to the 'bottom line
essence'
in everything you do.
Drive is the force field you
generate in your mind and enterprise that lets
nothing, no one and
no excuse stand between you and achieving your
goal. And time doesn't hold you back
either. Because when your drive mechanism is
properly engaged, you accomplish more
in a day than your competitors can achieve in
a month"
–Jay Abraham, US business
man
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