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You should remember that a pawn is the most magical piece of all. It might look small and ordinary, but it isn’t, because a pawn is never just a pawn. A pawn is a queen in waiting. All you need to do is to find a way to keep moving forward…and you can get to the other side and unlock all kinds of power.

Maybe that was the only meaning that mattered. To be the world witnessing itself. Maybe it wasn’t the lack of achievements that had made her and her brother’s parents unhappy, maybe it was the expectation to achieve in the first place.

If you aim to be something you are not you will always fail. Aim to be you. Aim to look, and act, and think like you. Aim to be the truest version of you. Embrace that youness, endorse it, love it, work hard at it, and don’t give a second thought when people mock it or ridicule it. Most gossip is envy in disguise.

People with stamina aren’t made any differently than anyone else…the only difference is that they have a clear goal in mind and a determination to get there. Stamina is essential to stay focused in a life filled with distraction. It is the ability to stick to a task when your body and mind are at their limit. The ability to keep your head down…without looking around worrying who might overtake you.

The only way to learn is to live

Want…is an interesting word. It means lack. Sometimes if we fill that lack with something else the original want disappears entirely. Maybe you have a lack problem rather than a want problem.

Want…is an interesting word. It means lack. Sometimes if we fill that lack with something else the original want disappears entirely. Maybe you have a lack problem rather than a want problem.

Want…is an interesting word. It means lack. Sometimes if we fill that lack with something else the original want disappears entirely. Maybe you have a lack problem rather than a want problem.