347 Quotes by Jocko Willink

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    I'm not a complete psychopath. Am I partially? Sure. I'll accept that. But I'm not a complete psychopath.

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    One of my direct subordinates, one of my guys that worked for me, he would call me up or pull me aside with some major problem, some issue that was going on. And he'd say, 'Boss, we've got this, and that, and the other thing.' And I'd look at him and I'd say, 'Good.'

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    Things won't get better dwelling on the past. Accept what has happened. Then move forward.

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    I eat steak primarily. That's pretty much what my diet consists of. Sometimes I supplement that with other steaks.

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    We record when I have a hole in the schedule. Sometimes night, sometimes afternoon, sometimes morning - we fit it in when we can. I prep for episodes all the time.

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    Freedom is what everyone wants - to be able to act and live with freedom. But the only way to get to a place of freedom is through discipline.

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    The thing about Jiu Jitsu is it is also not for everybody. It can be very humiliating and humbling. If you have a hard time dealing with the fact that someone smaller than you may be able to tap you out, it is going to be difficult.

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    Some people, they take their form of working out as a religion that they think is better than everyone else's. I'm not like that. If you have a better way to work out, and you can teach it to me, and I find it to be useful and gets me in better shape, I'm all about.

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