When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
ROBERT GREENEPeople go into things for the wrong reasons.
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Some people are a little bit better than others, some people are great, some people are superior. It depends on the level of effort.
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Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous.
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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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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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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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The truth is that creative activity is one that involves the entire self – our emotions, our levels of energy, our characters, and our minds.
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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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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.
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When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
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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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Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.
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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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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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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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