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Mod·ern Vi·king (n) 

   1: One who sails for truth; an adventurer of the soul; balances self reflection with action; demands the most of oneself and one's tribe

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Words of Wisdom: Thoughts & Action

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Words of Wisdom: Thoughts & Action

January 31, 2016

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.

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Words of Wisdom: On Life

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Words of Wisdom: On Life

January 30, 2016

Life is based on perception,
Perception is based on opinion,
Opinion is based on thought,
Thought comes from the mind.
Change your mind, change your life.

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Words of Wisdom: Better Answers

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Words of Wisdom: Better Answers

January 29, 2016

The best way to get a better answer is to start asking a better question.

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Words of Wisdom: On Quotes

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Words of Wisdom: On Quotes

January 28, 2016

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

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Words of Wisdom: Tests

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Words of Wisdom: Tests

January 27, 2016

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

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Words of Wisdom: On Dreaming

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Words of Wisdom: On Dreaming

January 26, 2016

The more you can dream, the more you can do.

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Words of Wisdom: On Truth

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Words of Wisdom: On Truth

January 25, 2016

There is no truth. There is only perception.

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Words of Wisdom: On Voice

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Words of Wisdom: On Voice

January 24, 2016

Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.

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Words of Wisdom: Preparing for Battle

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Words of Wisdom: Preparing for Battle

January 23, 2016

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

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Words of Wisdom: Listening to Yourself

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Words of Wisdom: Listening to Yourself

January 22, 2016

When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.

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Words of Wisdom: On the Mind

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Words of Wisdom: On the Mind

January 21, 2016

If the human mind was simple enough to understand, we'd be too simple to understand it.

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Words of Wisdom: On Writing

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Words of Wisdom: On Writing

January 20, 2016

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.

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Words of Wisdom: On Readiness

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Words of Wisdom: On Readiness

January 19, 2016

When the student is ready the teacher will appear.

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Words of Wisdom: Purpose & Principles

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Words of Wisdom: Purpose & Principles

January 18, 2016

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior. 

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Words of Wisdom: Science & Wisdom

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Words of Wisdom: Science & Wisdom

January 17, 2016

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

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Words of Wisdom: On What We Do

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Words of Wisdom: On What We Do

January 16, 2016

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would solve most the worlds problems.

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Words of Wisdom: Best Thing for the World

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Words of Wisdom: Best Thing for the World

January 15, 2016

The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.

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Words of Wisdom: On Good Judgement

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Words of Wisdom: On Good Judgement

January 14, 2016

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

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Words of Wisdom: On Character

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Words of Wisdom: On Character

January 13, 2016

Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose.

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Words of Wisdom: A Wise Man

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Words of Wisdom: A Wise Man

January 12, 2016

No wise man ever wished to be younger.

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