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"I believe the real reason we pursue anything in life is not for the thing itself, but for who we become on the way to its accomplishment. We strive to accomplish things in the attempt to mold ourselves. The greatest benefits Jiu Jitsu will have in your life will have nothing to do with Jiu Jitsu. It is this simple understanding that allows me to persist in my study. Even on the rare days when I may not have a burning desire to practice Jiu Jitsu, I am reminded that my practicing Jiu Jitsu is more accurately my practicing to become a better human being. The lessons I learn on the mat will serve me in every area of life-- personal development, relationships, business, and the like."
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"We must remember that the end of personal mastery is service to others."
Spiritual
"The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of."
Mindfulness
"Our social contract is becoming an exchange of free thought for mindless stimuli."
Society
"The quality of your life is directly proportional to the positive effect you have on others' lives."
Life
"This philosophy teaches us to leave safe harbor for the rough seas of real-world experience, and to accept that a rough copy out in the world serves us far greater than a masterpiece sitting quietly on our shelves."
Learning
"For the sincere student, it mustn't be enough to simply understand Jiu Jitsu. We must seek to understand ourselves."
Self-Growth
"I do not begin to think that I could possibly understand its inner-workings and the deepest truths of the cosmos with the 28 years that I have lived in Central New Jersey of the United States of America."
Knowledge
"Deep down I believe each of us is a well-spring of understanding and wisdom, but we simply never allow the space or time for this understanding to rise to the level of conscious thought."
Wisdom
"To know our values is to have a foundation on which to build a great life. Our environment and education will play a large part in influencing our formulation of this world view, but is ultimately ourselves that have the final say. We must decide what we value, and then live accordingly. After all, in the eyes of the world we could achieve great success, but if our actions do not coincide with what we ourselves truly deem worthy, we will find no peace."
Philosophy
"Thoreau and Huxley calmly state what I have spent years trying to articulate, and never found the words for doing so. To read the words of these great men is to read the highest expression of my very self which is inexpressible due to the shortcomings of my particular nature."
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"The triumph can't be had without the struggle."
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Personal Development
"Many of you think about your childhood and particularly about things that did not work out. Forget that and instead think of what you have achieved and what you aspire to do in the times to come.""
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Personal Development
"In whatever we do, we should be investing in ourselves and not our jobs. Everything I have ever pursued has been for the sole goal of who I was becoming in its achievement. I competed and fought because of the man I became. This is the only worthwhile victory. You cannot take the trophies with you."
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Personal Development
"The best of us must sometimes eat our words."
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Personal Development
"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone."
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Personal Development
"If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much."
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Personal Development
"Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well."
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Personal Development
"We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced."
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Personal Development
"Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing."
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Personal Development
"Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong."
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Personal Development
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