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The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.

Steven Pressfield

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We fear discovering that we are more than we think we are… That we actually have the guts, the perserverance, the capacity… because, if it’s true, then we become estranged from all we know.
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Fear doesn’t go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.
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Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.
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A cavalryman’s horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be allowed to know this.
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The amateur tweets. The pro works.
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