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Topic·Pushing one's limits✕clear
Pushing one's limits3 quotes
Press not a falling man too far! — William Shakespeare · 1613You should feel slightly incompetent at what you're trying to do. The minute you start to feel like an expert, what you really are is a hack. — Michael Cunningham · 2014I'm only trying to do what I can't do. — Lucian Freud
Expertise1 quote
You should feel slightly incompetent at what you're trying to do. The minute you start to feel like an expert, what you really are is a hack. — Michael Cunningham · 2014
Incompetence1 quote
You should feel slightly incompetent at what you're trying to do. The minute you start to feel like an expert, what you really are is a hack. — Michael Cunningham · 2014
Personal growth1 quote
I'm only trying to do what I can't do. — Lucian Freud