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You have never tasted freedom, friend, or you would know it is purchased not with gold, but steel.
Steven Pressfield
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Steven Pressfield
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 1
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The professional does not wait for inspiration he acts in anticipation of it.
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Start before you’re ready.
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