It had long come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. - LEONARDO DA VINCI

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The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.

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A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. - MARCUS GARVEY

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Life moves fast. As much as you can, learn from your history, you have to move forward.

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The past changes a little every time we retell it. - HILARY MANTEL

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It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes. ― Joseph Stalin

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You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

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Most wars are won or lost in our own heads, and when we’re in a foxhole we usually aren’t alone, and we need to be confident in the quality of the heart, mind, and dialogue of the person hunkered down with us. ― David Goggins

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History shows that there are no invincible armies. ― Joseph Stalin

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History reports that the men who can manage men manage the men who can manage only things, and the men who can manage money manage all. - WILL DURANT

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