I sincerely desire to be appointed Commander in Chief of the air fleet to attack Pearl Harbor so that I may personally command that attack force. - Isoroku Yamamoto

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I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me. -Clint Eastwood

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You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” Zig Ziglar

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Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. — Tim Notke

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Our opponents maintain that we are confronted with insurmountable political obstacles, but that may be said of the smallest obstacle if one has no desire to surmount it. - Theodor Herzl

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It’s a toxic desire to try to be perfect. I realized later in life that the challenge is not to be perfect. It’s to be whole. — Jane Fonda

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Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy. — Robert Half

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Eroticism is first and foremost a thirst for otherness. And the supernatural is the supreme otherness. This is perhaps the most noble aim of poetry, to attach ourselves to the world around us, to turn desire into love, to embrace, finally what always evades us, what is beyond, but what is always there – the unspoken, the spirit, the soul.

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The ultimate success formula: I) Decide what you want (Be precise! Clarity is power) II) Take action (because desire is not enough) III) Notice what's working or not (You don't want to continue to expend energy on an approach that's worthless IV) Change your approach until you achieve what you want (Flexibility gives you the power to create a new approach and a new result.

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Be equal to your talent, not your age. At times let the gap between them be embarrassing.

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