The professional will not tolerate disorder… He wants the carpet vacuumed and the threshold swept, so the Muse may enter and not soil her gown.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDCourage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.
More Steven Pressfield Quotes
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The amateur tweets. The pro works.
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Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
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A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. It’s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.
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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
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The professional tackles the project that will make him stretch. He takes on the assignment that will bear him into uncharted waters, compel him to explore unconscious parts of himself. Is he scared? Hell, yes. He’s petrified.
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In my experience, depth of work consists of two components. The first is recklessness; the second is discipline.
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The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him. He apprentices himself to them.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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The Spartans say that any army may win while it still has legs under it; the real test comes when all strength is fled and the men must produce victory on will alone.
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It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it.
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The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.
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Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.
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Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.
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