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ANTHONY LICCIONE Individual talent is an obstruction principally among teams that employ the facade of a synergy to d... ANTHONY CORLISATRA The chains that break you, are the chains that make you. And the chains that make you, are the chain... ANTHONY LICCIONE What nicer thing can you do for somebody than make them breakfast? ANTHONY BOURDAIN Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something ba... ANTHONY ROBBINS The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1) You clearly decide what... ANTHONY ROBBINS Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the... ANTHONY ROBBINS My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and... ANTHONY ROBBINS I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people w... ANTHONY ROBBINS Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as ... ANTHONY ROBBINS If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they ... ANTHONY ROBBINS A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you ha... ANTHONY ROBBINS We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not. ANTHONY ROBBINS In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not... ANTHONY ROBBINS Action is the foundational key to all success. ANTHONY ROBBINS The lounge of the main hotel is full of jollity, with large comfortable men sitting in braces; the b... ANTHONY SAMPSON Many people make the mistake of thinking that all the challenges in their lives would dissipate if t... ANTHONY ROBBINS Building a solid organ like the liver in the lab is different and harder than with an organ like the... ANTHONY ATALA