“When I go forwards, you go backwards
And somewhere we will meet”
Thom Yorke (1968) English musician, philanthropist and singer-songwriter
"Electioneering"
Lyrics, OK Computer (1997)
“Sometimes what makes us insecure and vulnerable becomes the fuel we need to be overachievers. The antidote for a snakebite is made from the poison, and the thing that made you go backward is the same force that will push you forward.”
Source: Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits
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