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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.

Robert Greene

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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Direction Fear Future Head Inspirational Motivational Place Preparation Yourself
The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.
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Combination Future Learning Skills
Actually, your past successes are your biggest obstacle: every battle, every war, is different, and you cannot assume that what worked before will work today.
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Assumption Battle Big Past Success Work Yourself
Everybody in life is struggling for power, and some people use morality and righteousness as a weapon, while others use different means, even passive aggression. From a distance, we are all fighting, and I am looking at this from a distance.
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Distance Fight Life Morality Myself Passive Power Right Struggle
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.
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Comfortable Life Myself Personal Society
I just do what I want to do without hurting other people and you know, I wish other people would do the same.
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Hurt Myself People
If you’re just letting the time pass at your job, it’s just dead time and you’ll never get it back. If at that job you’re learning and you’re observing and you’re seeing about people and connections, it’s suddenly alive time.
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Alive Death Job Observation Time Yourself
People go into things for the wrong reasons.
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People Reason Wrong
When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
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Master Mistake Power Shine Worst
The problem with human beings is that they can’t sit alone in a room for more than an hour.
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Alone Human Problem Room Time
Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others – that is too high a price to pay.
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Mindset Pay Peace Price Value Wasted Time
Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.
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Battle Beyond Calculation Focus Goal Present Reach Strategy Yourself
The human tongue is a beast that few can master.
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Human Master Power Voice Word
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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Function Genius Knowledge Master Talent Time
Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
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Competition Friendship Skill Work
The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.
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Acceptance Life Role World Yourself

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