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Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can’t do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.

Tim Ferriss

Many a false step was made by standing still.
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Coward Fake Mistake Stand Step Wisdom
The decent method you follow is better than the perfect method you quit.
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Better Method Perfection Quit Yourself
The question you should be asking isn’t, “What do I want?” or “What are my goals?” but “What would excite me?
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Enjoyment Excitement Inspirational Motivational Myself Question
This is not my phrase, but if you’re stuck in the past, then you’re depressed. If you’re stuck in the future, then you’re anxious.
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Anxiety Depression Future Past Yourself
The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.
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Attack Best Hate Impact Yourself
For all their bitching about what’s holding them back, most people have a lot of trouble coming up with the defined dreams they’re being held from.
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Dreams Hold People Trouble
You can lose money and make it back, you can’t do that with time.
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Lose Money Time Yourself
Money doesn’t change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice.
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Change Character Money Reveal Yourself
If someone’s criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don’t want to hear it. It doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
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Complete Criticism Hold Myself
There are certain things I will automate, but when it comes to quality control, I want to keep a very close eye.
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Close Control Eyes Myself Quality
Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.
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Diet Information Need Time
Dreamlining is so named because it applies timelines to what most would consider dreams.
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Dreams Name Time
Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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Better Competition Thinking Worth Yourself
One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.
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Execution Ideas Passion Steal
Fun things happen when you earn dollars, live on pesos, and compensate in rupees.
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Fun Live Management Money
I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.
TIM FERRISS

Control Discipline Independent Value

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