A Quote by Gish Jen
Anything is possible. A man is what he makes up his mind to be.
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When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.
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Man makes up his mind he will preach, and he preaches.
Look around you and look at history. You will see the achievements of man’s mind. You will see man’s unlimited potentiality for greatness, and the faculty that makes it possible. You will see that man is not a helpless monster by nature, but he becomes one when he discards that faculty: his mind. And if you ask me, what is greatness? I will answer, it is the capacity to live by the three fundamental values of John Galt: reason, purpose, self-esteem.
From Plato: the man who has an elevated mind and takes a view of all time and of all substance, dost thou suppose it possible for him to think that human life is anything great? It is not possible, he said. Such a man then will think that death also is no evil.
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When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.
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Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it - his mind, his body, his heart - what's life worth to him?
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