"I can resist everything except temptation."
I understand that you're unhappy with the life that you've been given. But you know what? Eventually, we all have to accept reality. So, here it is. I am a person. You are not. I make the decisions. You do not.
The structure of the international system forces states to behave in certain ways, regardless of their internal characteristics.
You have to say, I am the person who is going to make the difference.
"I’m not playing for the records. I play because I love the game."
I don't live in the past, I focus on the present and the future.