Life goes by very fast. And the worst thing in life that you can have is a job that you hate, that you have no energy in, that you’re not creative with and you’re not thinking of the future. To me, might as well be dead.
ROBERT GREENEEverybody 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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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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Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.
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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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Nothing is given to you.
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True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.
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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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What’s good for me is certainly not good for other people.
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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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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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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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It is the fool who always rushes to take sides. Do not commit to any side or cause by yourself. By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others — playing people against one another, making them pursue you.
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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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There’s no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be trying.
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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 problem with human beings is that they can’t sit alone in a room for more than an hour.
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