Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfieldis an American author, of historical fiction and non-fiction, and screenplays...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
adversity battle faces
Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
hero suffering return
The hero wanders, the hero suffers, the hero returns. You are that hero.
pain mean resistance
Anything that draws attention to ourselves through pain-free or artificial means is a manifestation of Resistance.
race air self
It may be that the human race is not ready for freedom. The air of liberty may be too rarefied for us to breathe... The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.
virtue cardinals contempt
Contempt for failure is our cardinal virtue.
morning coffee writing
Next morning I went over to Paul’s for coffee and told him I had finished. “Good for you,” he said without looking up. “Start the next one today.
faces resistance staring
Do we have to stare death in the face to make us stand up and confront Resistance?
degrees resistance indicators
Resistance is experienced as fear; the degree of fear equates to the strength of Resistance.
resistance aim
Its [Resistance] aim is to shove us away, distract us from doing our work.
integrity long favors
In other words, any act that rejects immediate gratification in favor of long-term grown, health, or integrity. Or, expressed another way, any act that derives from our high nature instead of our lower. Any of these will elicit Resistance.
talking ego intoxication
Have you ever wondered why the slang terms for intoxication are so demolition-oriented? Stoned, smashed, hammered. It's because they're talking about the Ego. It's the Ego that gets blasted, waxed, plastered.
shadow genius resistance
Every sun casts a shadow, and genius's shadow is Resistance.
cousin hero
Cousin, the days of gods and heroes are over." "Not to me. Not to them.
resistance
Resistance is implacable, intractable, indefatigable.