Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.
TIM FERRISS
TIM FERRISS
Tim Ferriss on big
Tim Ferriss85 quotes“Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.”
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