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.
ROBERT GREENEFor the future, the motto is, “No days unalert.”
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It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.
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Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative on his side.
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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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The human tongue is a beast that few can master.
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All the most successful people nowadays who are truly successful and innovative in their field are not people motivated by money.
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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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Become who you are by learning who you are.
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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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Many a serious thinker has been produced in prisons, where we have nothing to do but think.
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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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Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life’s artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.
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Nothing is stable in the realm of power, and even closest of friends can be transformed into the worst of enemies.
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Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter.
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Only create associations with positive affinities. Make this a rule of life and you will benefit more than from all the therapy in the world.
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When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
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