If you're willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.
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If you're willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.
If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!
The only joy in the world is to begin.
When you step further into the story you came to live, not only does the mythic territory open, but the deep self moves and the world of imagination and meaning comes towards you.
Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.
The funniest thing is that all the things every director goes through, I thought I could shortcut, but there was no getting around those issues.
More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride.
I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed.
You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it.
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.
You are the only you God made... God made you and broke the mold.
A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.
Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.
Success is a lot like a bright, white tuxedo. You feel terrific when you get it, but then you're desperately afraid of getting it dirty, of spoiling it in any way.
It made me realize again how complicated being a mother is. You have 50 million heartbreaking moments, and 100 million beautiful, joyous ones.
I think it's my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may.
The brightest light, the light of Italy, the purest sky of Scandinavia in the month of June is only a half-light when one compares it to the light of childhood. Even the nights were blue.
The human soul needs actual beauty even more than bread.
The club that kills can drive a stake into the ground to hold a shelter. The hands that build bombs can be used to build schools. The minds that coordinate the activities of violence can coordinate the activities of cooperation. When the activities of life are infused with reverence, they come alive with meaning and purpose.
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