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It's Rare To Find A Consistently Creative Or Insightful Person Who Is Also An Angry Person. They Can't Occupy The Same Space, And If Your Anger Moves In, Generosity And Creativity Often Move Out. It's Difficult To Use Revenge Or Animus To Fuel Great Work.

You Gain Converts By Winning At Something The Existing Provider Didn't Think Was So Important.

It's More Important That You Be Passionate About What You Do All Day Than It Is To Be Passionate About The Product That Is Being Sold.

If You're Not Willing To Face The Abyss Of Choice, You Will Almost Certainly Not Spend Enough Time Dancing With Opportunity.

The Problem With Holding A Grudge Is That Your Hands Are Then Too Full To Hold Onto Anything Else. It Might Be The Competition Or A Technology Or The Lousy Things That Someone Did A Decade Ago. None Of It Is Going To Get Better As A Result Of Revisiting The Grudge.