Steven Pressfield Short Quotes

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I have always found the spear to be a rather inelegant weapon

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Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.

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To labor in the arts for any reason other than love is prostitution.

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It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior's life.

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Resistance's goal is not to wound or disable. Resistance aims to kill

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It's one thing to lie to ourselves. It's another thing to believe it.

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Research can become Resistance. We want to work, not prepare to work.

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The hero wanders, the hero suffers, the hero returns. You are that hero.

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Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt.

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The only intercourse possible between the knight and the dragon is battle.

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It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write.

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Nothing is as empowering as real-world validation, even if it's for failure.

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The song we're composing already exists in potential. Our work is to find it.

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When we turn pro we stop running from our fears. We turn around and face them.

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We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause.

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Start before you're ready. Good things happen when we start before we're ready.

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The highest treason a crab can commit is to make a leap for the rim of the bucket.

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Do we have to stare death in the face to make us stand up and confront Resistance?

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The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.

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Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?

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Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.

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What finally convinced me to go ahead was simply that I was so unhappy not going ahead.

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Artists are modest. They know they're not doing the work; they're just taking dictation.

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In the end the American dream boils down to what? I'm getting mine and to hell with you.

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You don't need to take a course or buy a product. All you have to do is change your mind.

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Playing for money, or adopting the attitude of one who plays for money, lowers the fever.

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The athlete knows the day will never come when he wakes up pain-free. He has to play hurt.

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Many pedestrians have been maimed or killed at the intersection of Resistance and Commerce.

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The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.

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If you think this is funny, wait 'till you get into combat. You'll think that's hysterical!

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