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A jet plane cannot mow the lawn, but it can fly to distant destinations. Don't worry so much about what you can't do just do what you can as only you can do it.

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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
Author
Competitive Diver
Motivational Speaker
Trampolinist
Writer
LA
California
Daniel Jay Millman
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Words mean little unless you realize the truth of it yourself. And when you do, you'll be free at last.
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Aim not to win or succeed, but for excellence in the moment.
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Here and now...breathe and relax...in battle and in life
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The secret of change consists in concentrating one's energy to create the new, and not to fight against the old.
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