I knew that the confidence I’d managed to develop didn’t come from a perfect family or God-given talent. It came from personal accountability which brought me self-respect, and self-respect will always light a way forward. ― David Goggins

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Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee much later than others.

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Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas A. Edison

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Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses. ― George Washington Carver

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Remember if you stay where you've always been, you will never learn if you have what it takes to venture into the deep water. ― David Goggins

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It’s also imperative that you find it because in every failure there is something to be gained, even if it’s only practice for the next test you’ll have to take. Because that next test is coming. That’s a guarantee. ― David Goggins

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The vast majority of us are slaves to our minds. Most don’t even make the first effort when it comes to mastering their thought process because it’s a never-ending chore and impossible to get right every time. ― David Goggins

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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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Almost nothing in life is constant. Conditions and circumstances are perpetually in flux like the winds and the tide, which is why my mind is never fixed. ― David Goggins

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Don't blame me. That's evolution. Evolution's always hard. Hard and bleak. No such thing as happy evolution. ― Haruki Murakami

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