A Quote by Jay Samit

Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.

Jay Samit

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Accepting Against Before Begin Defeat Odds Same

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Jay Samit
American - Businessman
Born: January 31, 1961

I'm an intensely competitive guy who is driven by the idea that accepting mediocrity or accepting defeat is not the way you succeed in life.

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Self-care means accepting some risk, and accepting much responsibility. It is not for all people or all cases.

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I am not a conventionally religious man, but in the wilderness I have come closest to finding myself and knowing the universe and accepting God - by which I mean accepting all that I don't know.

Bob Brown

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Robert Rauschenberg

The first step to truly living a good and fearless life, is accepting responsibility for your actions. Accepting what part you had in any situation. Difficult, to say the least, but liberating.