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A bullet from a gun does not make a distinction between practice and combat. You are training to be one and the same way in your life
Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.
Anger. Control your anger. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you. Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if you allow him to get you irritated.
The purpose of today's training is to defeat yesterday's understanding.
To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead
Determine that today you will overcome your self of the day before, tomorrow you will win over those of lesser skill, and later you will win over those of greater skill.
It feels good. It's not bad for somebody who can't shoot.
The legal battle against segregation is won, but the community battle goes on.
Bitterness leads nowhere. It turns back on itself. It is the eternal cul-de-sac.
Endurance is the free companion of Sorrow, and Patience her master.