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“Your deepest moments of happiness don’t come from doing easy things; they come from realizing your potential and overcoming your own limiting beliefs about yourself.”
― Ultralearning: The Essential Guide To Mastering Hard Skills And Future-Proofing Your Career
― Ultralearning: The Essential Guide To Mastering Hard Skills And Future-Proofing Your Career
“The only failure in your twenties is inaction. The rest is trial and error.”
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?”
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“Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn't have to work for a living? A hen has to lay eggs, a cow has to give milk, and a canary has to sing. But a dog makes his living by giving you nothing but love.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
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