"Whatever you want to do, if you..." - Quote by Maya Angelou
Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.
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“He was a simple man who had no inferiority complex about his lack of education, and even more amazing no superiority complex because he had succeeded despite that lack.”
“If you do not like anything, alter it. If you can not change it, adjust your mindset. Will not complain.”
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“That's very cool. Well, that's great. If I were to cater to Kanye, he would know that I'm catering to him. The fact that I make what I make - he gets it. He gets the quality and he respects it. And I think that's the key, why I work all the time is to do that. That's the fun.”
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“Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.”
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“The Great Man is a man who lives a long way off.”