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The phrase "work-life balance" tells us that people think that work is the opposite of life. We should be talking about life-life balance.

— Patrick Dixon Building a Better Business (2005)

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I would rather work with five people who really believe in what they are doing rather than five hundred who can't see the point.

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Take hold of the future or the future will take hold of you -- be futurewise.

Never has the future become so rapidly the past.

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Volunteering is a window into the passions of the soul.

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Motivation is a battle for the heart, not just an appeal to the mind. Passion is always an expression of the soul.

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