Research can become Resistance. We want to work, not prepare to work.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDThe amateur tweets. The pro works.
More Steven Pressfield Quotes
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As all born teachers, he was primarily a student.
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The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of 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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The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.
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Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny.
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The amateur tweets. The pro works.
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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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Every sun casts a shadow, and genius’s shadow is Resistance.
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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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The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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What finally convinced me to go ahead was simply that I was so unhappy not going ahead.
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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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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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