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Chris Matakas

"There is an undeniable truth that as one progresses further in his understanding of a craft the rest of his life progresses along with it. This symbiotic relationship between all things is experienced on a daily basis, but rarely articulated through conscious thought."

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"There is an undeniable truth that as one progresses further in his understanding of a craft the rest of his life progresses along with it. This symbiotic relationship between all things is experienced on a daily basis, but rarely articulated through conscious thought."

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Donna Grant

"Knowledge, ideas, and wisdom are the most powerful forces that we can use to improve lives while bringing peace to this beautiful world."

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Donna Grant

"Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech."

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Donna Grant

"Unless you know where you are going then you will not know how to get there."

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Donna Grant

"You either waste, spend or invest time. Make your choice wisely."

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Donna Grant

"Knowledge is your treasure. How well you spend and invest it will define your wisdom."

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Donna Grant

"Knowledge makes you powerful and proud wisdom makes you simple and humble."

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Donna Grant

"If you were brought up on a poor man's brand of drink and prefer that to this very day then do not pretend you like expensive wine."

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Donna Grant

"The beginning of wisdom is understanding that life is full of ongoing learning experiences."

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Donna Grant

"The post on her left was occupied by Mr. Erskine of Treadley, an old gentleman of considerable charm and culture, who had fallen, however, into bad habits of silence, having, as he explained once to Lady Agatha, said everything that he had to say before he was thirty."

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Donna Grant

"Every crisis is a wisdom crisis. If you have no peace around you then you lack wisdom."

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Chris Matakas
"Freedom from the thinking mind is our underlying goal for most of human activity."

Mindfulness

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Chris Matakas
"I have never been as alive or awake as I have been through Jiu Jitsu."

Health

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Chris Matakas
"When we honestly take stock of our ability, we are then granted the opportunity to improve our circumstance. Accessing where you stand is the only way to stand somewhere else."

Life

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Chris Matakas
"The most meaningful endeavors are the ones that come without an end."

Meaning

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Chris Matakas
"We must strive to become more daily. We must honestly assess our weaknesses and overcome them. We must work toward the highest possible version of ourselves. This is a worthy use of our time, but it is only when we do so with the ultimate aim of service to our fellow man that we really connect with something greater than ourselves. To contribute to the world in a positive way, this is the gift of life."

Purpose

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Chris Matakas
"Today's world is flooded with participation trophies. In an attempt to promote equality we have robbed our youth of the most growth-inducing aspect of competition, failing. If you want to be resurrected, you have to first be crucified. Everybody wants to be reborn, but no one is willing to die. Losing, in the context of whatever arena it may be, is a microcosmic death. When we learn from our failures and grow because of them, we are reborn."

Failure

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Chris Matakas
"The more specifically you define your goals the more attainable they become."

Success

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Chris Matakas
"I am acutely aware that all I have been able to achieve has been in large part due to circumstances outside my control. This is why I teach, and this is why I write. I want to be one of those opportunities for others. Perhaps this is the true measure of success."

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Chris Matakas
"I train jiu jitsu because I love jiu jitsu. But I also train knowing that my practice in this art will allow me better practice in any art. If you have learned one thing, you have learned all things, because you have learned how to learn. I can think of no more worthwhile pursuit of education."

Education

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Chris Matakas
"By becoming a black belt, you will become whatever it is you wanted to be in the first place, and Jiu Jitsu will have served its aim."

Achievement

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