It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDAlways attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes them timorous.
More Steven Pressfield Quotes
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Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.
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It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.
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Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.
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Don’t cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you’ve got.
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We feed it [Resistance] with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance.
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Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.
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When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own.
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Don’t prepare, do. Don’t let Resistance sucker you into wasting months on background, foundation, planning. All that can come later.
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Resistance is not a peripheral opponent. Resistance arises from within. It is self-generated and self-perpetuated. resistance is the enemy within.
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I wrote in the War of Art that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.
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The sign of the amateur is overglorification of and preoccupation with the mystery. The professional shuts up. She doesn’t talk about it. She does her work.
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Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.
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Every sun casts a shadow, and genius’s shadow is Resistance.
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