Quotes about Struggle
It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior's life.
— Steven Pressfield
the man who really loves his country is not the one who refuses to attack it when he has been unjustly driven from it, but the man whose desire for it is so strong that he will shrink from nothing in his efforts to get back there again.
— Steven Pressfield
any act that derives from our higher nature instead of our lower. Any of these acts will elicit Resistance.
— Steven Pressfield
The hero wanders. The hero suffers. The hero returns.
— Steven Pressfield
To yield to Resistance deforms our spirit. It stunts us and makes us less than we are and were born to be. If you believe in God (and I do) you must declare Resistance evil, for it prevents us from achieving the life God intended when He endowed each of us with our own unique genius.
— Steven Pressfield
Nor am I "leading" in any way that the military manuals would recognise or commend. I'm just slogging miserably beside the others. But we are one, each giving his all. I catch a second wind, and I feel my brothers-in-arms catch theirs too. By
— Steven Pressfield
The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.
— Steven Pressfield
Resistance is a repelling force. It's negative. Its aim is to shove us away, distract us, prevent us from doing our work.
— Steven Pressfield
In an odd way," he says, "your making a hash of this has brought you into the club. We've all committed our share of balls-ups. What counts is setting things right and pressing on.
— Steven Pressfield
Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt. We experience it as an energy field radiating from a work-in-potential. It's a repelling force. It's negative. Its aim is to shove us away, distract us, prevent us from doing our work.
— Steven Pressfield
COMBATING RESISTANCE Turning Pro It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior's life. — Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary
— Steven Pressfield
But this is different for me. These are my demons. This is me. This is the shit I do, no matter how hard I try to stop myself.
— Steven Pressfield