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"I have always found that effort is most easily produced when performed for the benefit of something external to ourselves."
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"The problem with dreams is that they are always futuristic and gives a deceptive impression that there is still enough time to actualize them. The tragedy, however, is that you soon realize that the time you thought you had to fulfill the dreams had melted away before your very eyes."
"Personal Responsibility is the individual desire to be in charge or in control of an action or situation."
"Desire great things in life. Expect great things in life."
"Keep moving, no matter how slow you move, you will definitely arrive at your destination."
"Keep a clear picture of your goals in mind. The power of imagination is unlimited."
"As long as we desire to reach new heights, we will find the strength to climb the mountain."
"Look beyond now. The road ahead offers a good voyage."
"Let us rise in mighty strength to build the nation."
"Be passionate about your dreams and never give sleep to your eyes until your good becomes better and your better becomes the best."
"You cannot do anything unless you allow your passion to motivate you. People may tell you, "you can do it", "you can make it" "it's possible" but when you tell yourself always " I can't make it", it's your choice that rules everything!"
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"The best indicator of a man's philosophy is not what he reads or says, but the way in which he lives his life, the way in which he acts."
"We are the estranged orphans of our nations and tribes, and we now bear the weight not of survival of the group but of personal identity."
"We see that the vast majority of our suffering is needless, and simply arises from the misidentification with our thinking mind."
"I have seen far by seeing through the lens of Jiu Jitsu. I have exchanged a great deal of physical health for these insights, and these were trades worth making. My efforts were worth the return. I have sacrificed much in the name of this craft. Not for trophies or belts or prestige. For these fall away like dust. I pursued this art so fervently because it was not actually Jiu Jitsu I pursued. It was myself."
"When you realize you are no longer made of glass, you lose the desire to demonstrate that fragility in others."
"Jiu Jitsu gives me an ideal to strive toward. Technical mastery lies on an infinite continuum and completion of this skill is impossible. Every time I train I have something that I can improve upon, and this will hold true for each and every training session that lies between me and my grave."
"Your potential for growth is directly proportionate to the degree to which you are willing to make mistakes."
"After I received my blue belt, I soon recognized that the belts were simply an external representation of an inner experience, and that they mattered little compared to the person I was becoming."
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