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Success According to Teller

Laura Moncur — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:57:25 +0000

When Brian Bushwood was having trouble creating his own unique magic act, he wrote to Teller (of Penn and Teller) in frustration. The letter Teller wrote back to him was motivational for all artists, not just magicians.

Brian Bushwood Bizarre Magic – 14 years ago: the day Teller gave me the secret to my career in magic.

Next time you’re feeling frustrated in your career, remember that everyone who is successful struggled as you are struggling now. They just didn’t quit when it got hard. They were willing to do magic shows in the blistering heat of the summer during a race riot in order to succeed.

Via: When we started we HAD no style – Wil Wheaton dot Tumbler

Photo Via: Wikipedia: Teller (entertainer)

Twitter Quotations for 2010-11-08

Laura Moncur — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:00:00 +0000

"My home is not a place, it is people." – Lois McMaster Bujold http://tqpage.com/25890 #
"If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances." – Julia Sorel http://tqpage.com/31026 #

Twitter Quotations for 2010-11-07

Laura Moncur — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:00:00 +0000

"Even writers need relief from words." – Sarah Vowell http://tqpage.com/40490 #
"Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far." – Thomas Jefferson http://tqpage.com/3020 #
"No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings." – William Blake http://tqpage.com/38949 #
"One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes." – Friedrich Nietzsche http://tqpage.com/3135 #

Twitter Quotations for 2010-11-06

Laura Moncur — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +0000

"The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them." – Lois McMaster Bujold http://tqpage.com/27090 #
"Fidelity to commitment in the face of doubts and fears is a very spiritual thing." – Real Live Preacher http://tqpage.com/31371 #
"Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One." – Benjamin Franklin http://tqpage.com/37980 #
"Everyone has his burden; what counts is how you carry it." – Joe Brown and David Brown http://tqpage.com/38973 #

Twitter Quotations for 2010-11-05

Laura Moncur — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +0000

"Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue." – John Herschel http://tqpage.com/2324 #

Twitter Quotations for 2010-10-22

Laura Moncur — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0000

"The best mirror is an old friend." – George Herbert http://tqpage.com/3090 #
"Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt." – William Van Horne http://tqpage.com/37974 #
"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in." – Mitch Albom http://tqpage.com/39721 #

Twitter Quotations for 2010-09-28

Laura Moncur — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0000

"A good friend of my son's is a son to me." – Lois McMaster Bujold http://tqpage.com/27245 #

Twitter Quotations for 2010-08-31

Laura Moncur — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0000

"The strongest man in the world is the man who stands alone." – Thomas H. Huxley http://tqpage.com/2234 #
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." – Anne Frank http://tqpage.com/1831 #
"The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose." – William Cowper http://tqpage.com/1934 #

Twitter Quotations for 2010-08-30

Laura Moncur — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0000

"Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place." – Ice T http://tqpage.com/27018 #
"Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid." – Publilius Syrus http://tqpage.com/38953 #
"I believe that if it were left to artists to choose their own labels, most would choose none." – Ben Shahn http://tqpage.com/27101 #
"We all have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released." – Jean Houston http://tqpage.com/2079 #

Twitter Quotations for 2010-08-29

Laura Moncur — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0000

"Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it." – Henry David Thoreau http://tqpage.com/2693 #
"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." – Bertha Calloway http://tqpage.com/31666 #
"It's better to be a pirate than to join the Navy." – Steve Jobs http://tqpage.com/38343 #
"Sometimes the clearest mirrors come from those who are outside looking in." – Jennifer Neal http://tqpage.com/40526 #