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A cavalryman's horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be alowed to know this.

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Steven Pressfield
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 1
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These are not easy questions. Who am I? Why am I here? They're not easy because the human being isn't wired to function as an individual.
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A writer writes with his genius an artist paints with hers everyone who creates operates from this sacramental center.
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The awakening an artist must be ruthless, not only with herself but with others.
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When we sit down day after day and keep grinding, something mysterious starts to happen... Unseen forces enlist in our cause serendipity reinforces our purpose.
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You have never tasted freedom, friend, or you would know it is purchased not with gold, but steel.
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Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt.
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The song we’re composing already exists in potential. Our work is to find it.
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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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