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I never was but always will be. No one ever saw me but everyone knows I exist. I give people the motivation to better themselves every day. What am I?
I am a ship that can be made to ride the greatest waves. I am not built by objects, but built by minds. What am I?
I am rarely touched but often held. If you are smart you'll use me well. What am I?
With a halo of water and a tongue of wood, stone as skin long I stood. What am I?
You can catch me but cannot throw me.
When someone uses this acronym, you know you've got to pick up the pace