You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.
ROBERT GREENEIf you are worried about what others might think and about how your position in the group might be jeopardized, then you will never really create anything.
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There’s no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be trying.
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Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.
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I believe that everything happens for a reason, and what seems bad at first might in fact be something of a blessing.
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Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
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No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.
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If you are worried about what others might think and about how your position in the group might be jeopardized, then you will never really create anything.
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Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that lowers confidence levels even further, on and on.
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When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
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Be brutal with the past, especially your own, and have no respect for the philosophies that are foisted on you from outside.
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The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.
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For the future, the motto is, “No days unalert.”
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What’s good for me is certainly not good for other people.
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Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous.
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You’re not going to be persistent and tenacious enough if you don’t love what you’re doing. If it’s not something that excites you, that appeals to you deep down inside.
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Life goes by very fast. And the worst thing in life that you can have is a job that you hate, that you have no energy in, that you’re not creative with and you’re not thinking of the future. To me, might as well be dead.
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