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“Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before. In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it.”
― Cal newport, So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

“what we choose to focus on and what we choose to ignore—plays in defining the quality of our life.”
― Cal Newport, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

“Hard work is critical, a good team is essential, brains and determination are invaluable, but luck may decide the outcome.”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations