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“Whomever you become, whatever you make yourself into, that is who you always were.”
― Educated
― Educated
“Passion” has its roots in the Latin word pati, which means “to suffer or endure.” Therefore, at the root of passion is suffering. This is a far cry from the way we casually toss around the word in our day-to-day conversations. Instead of asking “What would bring me enjoyment?” which is how many people think about following their passion, we should instead ask “What work am I willing to suffer for today?” Great work requires suffering for something beyond yourself. It’s created when you bend your life around a mission and spend yourself on something you deem worthy of your best effort. What is your worthwhile cause?”
― Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day
― Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day
“I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.”
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“I am not an angel,' I asserted; 'and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me - for you will not get it, any more than I shall get it of you: which I do not at all anticipate.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“She's strong! And scary...I bet she's single...I'd put money on it..”
― Naruto, Vol. 18: Tsunade's Choice
― Naruto, Vol. 18: Tsunade's Choice
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