I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

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"Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness."

- Leonardo da Vinci

Awareness

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"

- Leonardo da Vinci

Awareness

"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."

- Leonardo da Vinci

Self-awareness

"If you are alone, you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion, you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion to the thoughtlessness of his conduct, and if you have more than one companion, you will fall more deeply into the same plight."

- Leonardo da Vinci

Self-awareness

"Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master."

- Leonardo da Vinci

Inspiration

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"You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction."

- George Lorimer

Determination

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."

- Amelia Earhart

Determination

"When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone."

- Melissa McCarthy

Determination

"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."

- Walt Disney

Determination

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

- Theodore Roosevelt

Determination