Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDAs all born teachers, he was primarily a student.
More Steven Pressfield Quotes
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There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don’t, and the secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.
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The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.
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Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
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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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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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As all born teachers, he was primarily a student.
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Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.
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A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. It’s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.
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The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don’t just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed.
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The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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Research can become Resistance. We want to work, not prepare to work.
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The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her.
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Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
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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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