I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

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"As one grows weaker, one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt."

- Jack London

Awareness

"You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."

- Jack London

Creativity

"You can't wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club."

- Jack London

Creativity

"You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club."

- Jack London

Creativity

"I would rather be ashes than dust!"

- Jack London

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"What a wonderful time to be young! You have knowledge of many more things than we needed to have. It is my conviction that your generation is better and stronger than was ours — better in many ways! I have faith that you young men and young women can meet the world on its own terms and conquer it!"

- President Boyd K. Packer

Ambition

"Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too."

- Mark Twain

Ambition

"Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals."

- David Ogilvy

Ambition

"No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed."

- Billie Jean King

Ambition

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

Ambition