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Steven Pressfield Quotes

Total quotes: 14
“The professional cannot allow the actions of others to define his reality.”
— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
Tagged: Going Pro, Professionals, Reality
“Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.”
— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Tagged: Encouragement, Fear Of Commitment, Optimism Quotes
“Start before you're ready.”
— Steven Pressfield, Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way
Tagged: Life Hacks, How To Get Things Done, How To Get Things right, Being Brave
“The patriot and the fool serve without pay.”
— Steven Pressfield, Telemon, Tides of War
Tagged: Life
“Here's another test. Of any activity you do, ask yourself: If I were the last person on earth, would I still do it?”
— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Tagged: Creativity, Calling
“The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned.”
— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
Tagged: Political Jokes, Social Interactions, Self-Mastery, Discipline
“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.”
— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
Tagged: Potential, Ideals, Resistance
“The danger is greatest when the finish line is in sight. At this point, Resistance knows we're about to beat it. It hits the panic button. It marshals one last assault and slams us with everything it's got.”
— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
Tagged: Self Help, Finish Line, Get it Done
“I would rather have to reign in the overeager war horse than to prod the reluctant mule.”
— Moshe Dayan, The Lion's Gate
Tagged: Life
“The supreme mystery of existence is this: that, perceiving it for what it is, we yet cling to it. And existence, despite all, discovers measures to reanimate our desolated hearts.”
— Steven Pressfield, Tides of War
Tagged: Life
“'You came this close, Alcibiades.'

'Close captures no crowns.'

'God grant that be your epitaph.'”
— Steven Pressfield, Tides of War
Tagged: Life
“Heroism makes good song but poor soup.”
— Steven Pressfield, Telemon, Tides of War
Tagged: Life
“Complexity at the top, simplicity at the bottom.”
— Steven Pressfield, The Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War
Tagged: strategy
“Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it. The more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul. That's why we feel so much resistance. If it meant nothing to us, there'd be no resistance.”
— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
Tagged: Philosophy, The Person You'll Become
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