Behave like a duck

In difficult moments behave like a duck, keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but keep paddling away like crazy underneath.

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Moments

In magic - and in life - there is only the present moment, the now. You can't measure time the way you measure the distance between two points. Time doesn't pass. We human beings have enormous difficulty focusing on the present; we're always thinking about what we did, about how we could have done it better, about the consequences of our actions, and why we didn't act as we should have. -- Aleph

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Don't be afraid

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself. -- Olga Korbut

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Things are difficult

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

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Mathematics

Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics; I can assure you that mine are still greater.

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