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John G. Avildsen – rocky

Rocky is a movie written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. Focusing on the American dream of how anything is possible to attain. Rocky Balboa an uneducated, kind-hearted working class Italian-American small time club boxer gets …

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Swing Out Sister – breakout

Released in 1986 Breakout was the second single from Swing Out Sister’s debut album It’s Better to Travel. The song resulted in a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or …

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – destined to become

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

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Otto Bell – the eagle huntress

When we are supported particularly from those that are close to us we can naturally develop a belief system which supports what we want to achieve. At times it is not always as simple as that. We can have doubts regardless of our support. Aisholpan shows us to remain determined, to be courageous, to practice, to develop relationships and move forward…

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George Miller – lorenzo’s oil

Lorenzo’s Oil is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone who search for the cure to their son’s disease adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). The movie received two nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Original Screenplay in the 65th Academy Awards…

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Marcus Aurelius – quality thoughts

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”

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St. Jerome – good, better, best

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.”

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Dr Stephen Marmer – forgiveness

In this short talk Dr Stephen Marmer helps us to understand the different forms of forgiveness and how we can overcome negative emotions that are holding us back…

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Napoleon Hill – conceive, believe, achieve

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

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Laozi – one step

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

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Curtis Hanson & Michael Apted – chasing mavericks

Chasing Mavericks is a biographical drama of the life of Jay Moriarity an American Surfer who at the age of 16 was made internationally famous appearing on the cover of Surfer magazine…

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Ian Maclaren – be kind

“Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

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