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The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
Mike TysonMike Tyson Fighters are never who they appear to be.
Mike TysonMike Tyson My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It’s ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
Mike TysonMike Tyson The one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone’s not true with themselves.
Mike TysonMike Tyson Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.
Mike TysonMike Tyson We’re all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.
Mike TysonMike Tyson I’m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.
Mike TysonMike Tyson A man that is a friend to everyone is an enemy to himself.
Mike TysonMike Tyson You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
Mike TysonMike Tyson We all have struggles in life but we have to continue to fight.
Mike TysonMike Tyson I’m scared every time I go into the ring, but it’s how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, ‘Let’s go.’
Mike TysonMike Tyson You have to compete in life because if you don’t have no competition – no competition, no spirit, you know, you’ll fall under the slightest struggle.
Mike TysonMike Tyson Everybody wants to be somebody. Everybody wants to be noticed. Everybody wants to be somebody important. Importance is just treating people good. That’s important.
Mike TysonMike Tyson Hard times fall upon everybody. Whatever it is, we’re going to get out of it.
Mike TysonMike Tyson Confidence breeds success & success breeds confidence, Confidence applied properly surpasses genius.
Mike TysonMike Tyson Not to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.
Mike TysonMike Tyson
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In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
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Krishan PandeyKrishan Pandey I will wait, I am waiting, and I will love you with all the love I posses until this body is ash and I begin my search for you again.
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson Nothing is permanent not even your pain.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Do not insist me to let you go, you come half hearted like a crescent moon, and you go heart-filled like a full moon which glows.
Nikita GandhiNikita Gandhi I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
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Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
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EpictetusEpictetus You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.
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