Self talk without the effort is just lies ― David Goggins

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You can enjoy a deep sense of satisfaction and happiness in life despite challenging circumstances. It's all in how you think about it. ― Kristi Bowman

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If you look in the mirror and you see a fat person, don't tell yourself that you need to lose a couple of pounds. Tell the truth. You're fucking fat! It's okay. ― David Goggins

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Art invites us to know beauty and to solicit it, summon it, from even the most tragic of circumstances.

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To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

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The engine in a rocket ship does not fire without a small spark first. We all need small sparks, small accomplishments in our lives to fuel the big ones. ― David Goggins

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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.- Viktor E. Frankl

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Almost seventy years later I remember clearly how the magic of translating the words in books into images enriched my life, breaking the barriers of time and space...

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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. — Stephen R. Covey

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There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it. ― Criss Jami

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