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Every sun casts a shadow, and genius’s shadow is Resistance.

Steven Pressfield

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The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.
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Act Himself Inspirational Professional Wait
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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Amateur Glory Hereslf Mystery Occupation Professional Talk Work
Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
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Adversity Battle Face Greatness Ourselves
It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
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Life Oneself Study War
Research can become Resistance. We want to work, not prepare to work.
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Preparation Research Resistance Work
Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt. We experince it as an energy field radiating from a work-in-potential… Its aim is to shove us away, distract us, prevent us from doing our work.
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Feeling Ourselves Potential Resistance See Touch Work
Courage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.
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Argue Courage Separate Virtue Warrior
The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.
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Action Brave Criticism Hate Himself
Don’t cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you’ve got.
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Cheating Contribute World Yourself
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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Art Better Division Life Myself War Writing
The Spartans say that any army may win while it still has legs under it; the real test comes when all strength is fled and the men must produce victory on will alone.
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Alone Army Legs Man Production Strength Victory Win
Don’t prepare. Begin. Our enemy is not lack of preparation. The enemy is resistance, our chattering brain producing excuses. Start before you are ready.
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Brain Enemy Preparation Production Resistance Start Yourself
The more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul.
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Enterprise Fear Feeling Growth Important Ourselves Soul
The professional will not tolerate disorder… He wants the carpet vacuumed and the threshold swept, so the Muse may enter and not soil her gown.
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Appearance Clothes Professional Tolerance
It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it.
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Believe Lying Ourselves
The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
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Call Scare Work

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