The work is the work. The work is not me.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the distinction between one's work and one's identity.
Frank Ocean's quote highlights an important perspective: that the effort and output a person creates, whether in art or any other field, should not define their self-worth or identity. It suggests that while work is significant, it is separate from who we are as individuals, encouraging a healthier relationship with our creations and achievements.
In practice
In a motivational speech about the importance of work-life balance.
Whenever I think about movies, I always look at that art process as having the best of a lot of worlds. Because if you watch a great film, you have a musical element to it, not just on the scoring, but in the way that the shots are edited - that has music and rhythm and time.
It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it to best envelop the story, and all kinds of sonic goodness - sonic goodies.
I think we all change each other's paths. I don't know which law idea that is in physics, but I don't think any of us can live without affecting one another.
Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.
We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor - got her master's with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father was my paternal figure.
Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story, but music sometimes, just music itself, can turn into more of a maths problem. I guess everything in life is a math problem, but it can be more about an empirical route to getting the symmetry that you want, and this vibe, sonically.
If it's still in your mind, it is still in your heart.
As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal.
Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.
When you make contact with your Higher Self, you'll have the support of Nature, which will allow for the manifestation of all you desire
If we function according to our ability alone, we get the glory; if we function according to the power of the Spirit within us, God gets the glory.
Simplicity is not a simple thing.
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