I just know who I am and what’s comfortable for me and I don’t personally do things in life because others do it or because that’s what society tells me I should do.
ROBERT GREENEKeep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
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A lot of, a big problems that people have nowadays is that they can’t stand moments of no stimulation in their life so they’re constantly lurking, looking for entertainment, video games.
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Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.
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Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge.
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Mastery is not a question of genetics of luck, but of following your natural inclinations and the deep desires that stirs you from within.
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If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.
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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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We must create our own world or we will die from inaction.
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When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
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The human tongue is a beast that few can master.
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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 moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.
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Nothing is given to you.
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You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.
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The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.
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You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.
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