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Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. whether it be true or not, i can say for one that i have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.

-Abraham Lincoln

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Every Man Is Said To Have His

Abraham Lincoln

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. whether it be true or not, i can say for one that i have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.

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There must be only three supreme values which govern a person's life: reason, purpose, and self-esteem. reason, as his only tool of knowledge--purpose, as his choice of the happiness which that tool must proceed to achieve--self-esteem, as his inviolate certainty that his mind is competent to think and his person is worthy of happiness, which means: is worthy of living. these three values imply and require all of man's virtues, and all his virtues pertain to the relation of existence and consciousness: rationality, independence, integrity, honesty, justice, productiveness, pride.

Recognize that whether you are worthy or not is all a made-up 'story'...nothing has meaning except for the meaning we give it...there's no one who comes around and stamps you 'worthy' or 'unworthy'. you do that. you make it up. you decide it...if you say you're worthy, you are. if you say you're not worthy, you're not. either way you will live into your story.

In the older times it was seldom said to little girls, as it always has been said to boys, that they ought to have some definite plan, while they were children, what to be and do when they were grown up. there was usually but one path open before them, to become good wives and housekeepers. and the ambition of most girls was to follow their mothers' footsteps in this direction; a natural and laudable ambition. but girls, as well as boys, must often have been conscious of their own peculiar capabilities,--must have desired to cultivate and make use of their individual powers.

In whatever area in life one may meet the challenges of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience - the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men - each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. the stories of past courage can define that ingredient - they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. but they cannot supply courage itself. for this each man must look into his own soul.

And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us, recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state, our success or failure, in whatever office we hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions: first, were we truly men of courage... second, were we truly men of judgment... third, were we truly men of integrity... finally, were we truly men of dedication?-

I have an ambition to live 300 years. i will not live 300 years. maybe i will live one year more. but i have the ambition. why you will not have ambition? why? have the greatest ambition possible. you want to be immortal? fight to be immortal. do it. you want to make the most fantastic art or movie? try. if you fail, is not important. we need to try.

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