Mark VM

“Awake, awake, you that sleep. Open your eyes, stand on your feet, and behold and see what a sea of blood and wrath is here!" See and believe; believe and consider; consider and fear; fear and fly; and make haste in your work. Your work is great and mighty; diversions are many; adversaries are strong; your strength is small; your time is short; your account is great. Death and judgment are at the door. Therefore, up and be doing, now or never.”
― John Fox, Time and the End of Time: Discourses on Redeeming the Time and Considering Our Latter End

“I am not ruined
by my expectations of myself.
I am ruined by what I’ve imagined
are yours.

—let go of what they think”
― Ashley Asti, The Moon and Her Sisters

“​The right self-talk wires your brain to focus on finding solutions, taking action, creating more self-confidence, and giving you more peace of mind––exactly the mental states that help you get rid of stress.”
― Shad Helmstetter, Self-Talk for Stress, Anxiety and Depression

“He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of negotiation.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It