The past is an illusion. You ...

The past is an illusion. You must learn to live in the present and accept yourself for what you are now. What you lack in flexibility and agility you must make up with knowledge and constant practice.
The past is an illusion. You must learn to live in the present and accept yourself for what you are now. What you lack in flexibility and agility you must make up with knowledge and constant practice.

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I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.
The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.
All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.