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Every sun casts a shadow, and genius's shadow is Resistance.

Steven Pressfield

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Steven Pressfield
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 1
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If you're are paralyzed with fear it's a good sign. It shows you what you have to do.
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Don't wait for someone else to validate you. Validate yourself.
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On the field of The Self stand a knight and a dragon. You are the knight. Resistance is the dragon.
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The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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The professional has learned that success, like happiness, comes as a by-product of work. The professional concentrates on the work and allows rewards to come or not come, whatever they like.
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