To be a human being means to possess a feeling of inferiority which constantly presses towards its own conquest. The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge for conquest and the more violent the emotional agitation.

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"The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well."

- Alfred Adler

Awareness

"Follow your heart but take your brain with you."

- Alfred Adler

Balance

"It is the individual who is not interested in his fellow men who has the greatest difficulties in life and provides the greatest injury to others. It is from among such individuals that all human failures spring."

- Alfred Adler

Compassion

"It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them."

- Alfred Adler

Integrity

"Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement."

- Alfred Adler

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"Hustle hard baby girl."

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"Stop snoozing your alarm."

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"Results on. Excuses off."

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"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

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"Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you."

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