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.
ROBERT GREENEWhen it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
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Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous.
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Win through your actions, never through argument.
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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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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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True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.
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When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
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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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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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What’s good for me is certainly not good for other people.
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Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to attack.
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If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.
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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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No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.
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The worst thing is to sit and whine and complain and obsess about money as if that were the only sign of your worth as a human.
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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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Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
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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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Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.
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Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.
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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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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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The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.
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Nothing is given to you.
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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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If you’re really driven and you want something deep, hard enough in life, you’re going to get it.
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