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Be Like Water Making Its Way Through Cracks. Do Not Be Assertive, But Adjust To The Object, And You Shall Find A Way Round Or Through It. If Nothing Within You Stays Rigid, Outward Things Will Disclose Themselves.

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Be Like Water Making Its Way Through Cracks. Do Not Be Assertive, But Adjust To The Object, And You Shall Find A Way Round Or Through It. If Nothing Within You Stays Rigid, Outward Things Will Disclose Themselves.

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Empty Your Mind, Be Formless. Shapeless, Like Water. If You Put Water Into A Cup, It Becomes The Cup. You Put Water Into A Bottle And It Becomes The Bottle. You Put It In A Teapot It Becomes The Teapot. Now, Water Can Flow Or It Can Crash. Be Water, My Friend.

It Is The Man That Has Nothing To Lose Or Is Willing To Lose Everything To Beat You That I Am Afraid Of. If A Man Is Willing To Lose His Life To Bite Off My Nose Then I Don't Care How Good I Am Or What I Do To Him- He's Gonna Get My Nose.

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Art Reaches Its Greatest Peak When Devoid Of Self-consciousn Ess.

You Will Never Learn Anything New Unless You Are Ready To Accept Yourself With Your Limitations. You Must Accept The Fact That You Are Capable In Some Directions And Limited In Others, And You Must Develop Your Capabilities.

Accepting Yourself

Remember, Life Is A Journey, Not A Destination.

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Either You Understand Or You Don't, And That Is That.

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For Something That Is Static, Fixed, Dead, There Can Be A Way Or A Definite Path; But Not For Anything That Is Moving And Living.

Self-conquest Is The Greatest Of Victories. Mighty Is He Who Conquers Himself.

Knowledge Earns You Power, Character Earns You Respect.

You Just Wait. I'm Going To Be The Biggest Chinese Star In The World.

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Recognizing That The Power Of Will Is The Supreme Court Over All Other Departments Of My Mind, I Will Exercise Daily When I Need The Urge To Act For Any Purpose; And I Will Form Habits Designed To Bring The Power Of My Will Into Action At Least Once Daily.

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