We have our factory, which is called a stage. We make a product, we color it, we title it and we ship it out in cans.
Cary GrantRead
Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.
Interpretation
Snobbery often reflects our insecurities and past failures.
Cary Grant's quote underscores the idea that snobbery is not simply a disdain for others but rather a projection of our own insecurities and flaws. When we judge others harshly, it often reveals our own vulnerabilities and unresolved issues, suggesting that overcoming these feelings requires self-awareness and acceptance of our past mistakes.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming personal challenges.
We have our factory, which is called a stage. We make a product, we color it, we title it and we ship it out in cans.
One pretends to do something, or copy someone or some teacher, until it can be done confidently and easily in what becomes one's own style
My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'
All it takes are a few simple outfits. And there's one secret - The Simpler The Better
Comedy holds the greatest risk for an actor, and laughter is the reward.
Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.
The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent non aggressiveness.
Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good.
Just be what you are. And I try to be my best self and be what I am and knowing what I am and be satisfied with that. And if people don't know it, maybe they'll eventually know it.
To judge a man by his weakest link or deed is like judging the power of the ocean by one wave.
You know what the Quran teaches me? The Quran teaches me that an incredibly wealthy man can be a failure (Firaun) and a homeless man can be successful (Prophet Ibrahim). It teaches me that success has nothing to do with wealth and failure has nothing to do with poverty.
If I had more time, I would have written less.
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