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- For me, it's that I contributed, ... That I'm on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That's to me the most important thing, that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all the negative stuff going on in life.
- Ellen DeGeneres
- A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.
- Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
- Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
- Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
- The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.
- Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
- Perfectionism is simply putting a limit on your future. When you have an idea of perfect in your mind, you open the door to constantly comparing what you have now with what you want. That type of self criticism is significantly deterring.
- John Eliot, Ph.D., Reverse Psychology for Success
- The idea of perfect closes your mind to new standards. When you drive hard toward one ideal, you miss opportunities and paths, not to mention hurting your confidence. Believe in your potential and then go out and explore it; don't limit it.
- John Eliot, Ph.D., Reverse Psychology for Success
- Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.
- Henry James (1843 - 1916), from his essay about the rules of writing
- If men saw that a term was set to their troubles, they would find strength in some way to withstand the hocus-pocus and intimidations of the prophets.
- Lucretius (96 BC - 55 BC), On the Nature of the Universe
- Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears. 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.'
- Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 05-25-06
- Part of being creative is learning how to protect your freedom. That includes freedom from avarice.
- Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 31 Remain Frugal, 08-22-04
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