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Robin Sharma Author, Speaker
Practice

"Mastery in work and in life is about committing yourself to being excellent in everything you do, no matter how small and no matter if no one is watching. Do you practice excellence in your most private moments?"

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Robin Sharma Author, Speaker
Practice

"To arrive at a place called Mastery, you must commit to daily and rigorous practice. Enjoy practising your craft for its own sake without turning your attention to your ultimate destination. Understand, once and for all, that the journey is as important as the destination."

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Steve Martin Comedian, Actor, Writer
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"It's horrible for someone to listen to someone learning any instrument - when I was first learning the banjo, I used to have to go out and sit in the car, and even in the summertime I'd have to roll up the windows. Because you just couldn't practice a banjo or a fiddle with other people around. Unless they're being paid."

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Steve Martin Comedian, Actor, Writer
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"I loved magic, and so I would practice my magic tricks in front of a mirror for hours and hours and hours because I was told that you must practice, you must practice and never present a trick before it's ready."

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Ronald Reagan Politician, Actor
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"I warned that there should be no place on Earth where terrorists can rest and train and practice their deadly skills. I meant it. I said that we would act with others, if possible, and alone if necessary to ensure that terrorists have no sanctuary anywhere. Tonight, we have."

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Susan Sontag Essayist, Critic, Activist
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"Using quotations was at first quite spontaneous for me, but then this use became strengthened through reflection. But originally this practice came out of temperament."

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
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"Some men, who begin by saying that the world is a hell, often end by saying that it is a heaven when they succeed in the practice of self-control."

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Practice

"One ounce of the practice of righteousness and of spiritual Self-realisation outweighs tons and tons of frothy talk and nonsensical sentiments."

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