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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
— William Faulkner
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An editorial interpretation.
The advice shifts ambition away from competition with other people and toward surpassing oneself. Dreaming beyond known ability sets a demanding standard, but the comparison remains personal. The final sentence condenses that idea into a challenge to exceed one's own present limits.
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