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Dorothy Parker Poet, Writer, Critic
Being The Best

"If you're going to write, don't pretend to write down. It's going to be the best you can do, and it's the fact that it's the best you can do that kills you."

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Niccolo Machiavelli Political Philosopher, Historian
Being The Best

"Decide which is the line of conduct that presents the fewest drawbacks and then follow it out as being the best one, because one never finds anything perfectly pure and unmixed, or exempt from danger."

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Seth Godin Author, Entrepreneur
Being The Best

"Will you succeed because you are more well-rounded than others? Because you fit in better than everyone else? Bloody unlikely. We succeed when we are trusted to be the best at what we do."

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