Jocko Willink Quotes
There is one thing that gets you out of bed in the morning, and that is discipline. Because your dreams and your goals are not there waking up for you in the morning.
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My function is, as objectively and accurately as I can, to present reality to people out there, and doing that as quickly as we do is quite difficult enough, thank you.
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If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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I don't get bothered by fans.
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I've ended up becoming my mother in some respects, despite my eight years of analysis!
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Work is the thing that happens around the game time.
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Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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I believe in aging gracefully.
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It's funny how it usually works out that I end up dying. It sort of works out, because by the time I die, I'm usually tired of working on that particular movie, so I look forward to it.
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Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.
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I'm not desperately looking for a man, but I'm sure one of these days, I'll find my Mr. Right.
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From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.
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Living with AIDS is like always having the sword of Damocles over your head. The disease is scarier than death itself. The disease is so messy, so devastating, so pervasive. It robs you of everything you hold dear.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.
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For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the time, it comes out in the songs that I'm writing.
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Look at the commercial and industrial development that is going on along the 101. A lot of the infrastructure - the sewer lines and drainage that make development possible - was put in during the freeway construction.
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If you love something, you have to stay really focused and can't let outside things distract you.
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Technological change can become 'fetishized' as a 'thing in itself', as an exogenous guiding force in the history of capitalism.
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I believe Nebraskans appreciate the fiscal discipline I've brought to state government, balancing the budget without raising taxes and prioritizing education funding.
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There is one thing that gets you out of bed in the morning, and that is discipline. Because your dreams and your goals are not there waking up for you in the morning.
