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One must die to life in order to be utterly a creator


Thomas Mann

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the same generosity
you give to others.
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time and energy. The harder
it is to give, the more
the other p...
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you have to give.
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of being, it usually still requires
some doing if it is to b...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Commit to being happy and
make the choices that will
support your commitment.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Be courageous in your
decision-making.
Stand by your choices
and never look back.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Don’t rely on the opinions of others.
Only you will know what is
right for you.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Unless you have the
courage to say ‘no’ to
the things you don’t want,
it’s ha...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Be honest with yourself.
You can’t be the best
you can be unless you know
who you r...
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everything is going your way.
When the going gets tough,
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the right thing for you,
even when it feels like the
hard...
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granted. Be proactive about
maintaining and sustaining it<...
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being self-ist and being selfish—
putting yourself fir...
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take responsibility for your
happiness is you.
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takes courage. You need to own
your decisions and have the
...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI The most important
commitment you will ever make
is to being the best you can be.
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and okay with okay.
If you want to be the best you
can...
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achieved without effort and a
commitment to making that effor...
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you can be, don’t be surprised
if the circle of people yo...
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integrity. Do the right thing,
not the easy thing.
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your commitment, re-evaluate
your commitment to them.
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and you will have all the
encouragement you need.
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best of yourself, not the worst.
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require some difficult conversations.
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"To go outside, and there perchance to stay
Or to re...
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Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet. <...
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in spite of everything,
don't do it.
unless it...
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SALLY MANN I'm not a good photographer, not a good writer. I'm a pretty regular person whose insecurity...
SALLY MANN When I read something, I picture that scene in that detail. That becomes very similar to composing a...
SALLY MANN Each time you take a good picture, you have the wonderful feeling of exhilaration... and almost inst...
SALLY MANN In 1962 I wrote for 'Jazz News,' using the pseudonym Manfred Manne, which I picked because o...
MANFRED MANN The age of 18 seemed the right time to try something different in my life. Moving to the U.K. was a ...
MANFRED MANN I grew up in South Africa, but like many people at that time, I couldn't bear living in the coun...
MANFRED MANN The Bourbon King was first ambassador of reason and human happiness.
HEINRICH MANN More will sometimes be demanded of you than is reasonable. Bear it meekly, and exhaust your time and...
HORACE MANN Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins.
HORACE MANN To pity, distress it but human; to relieve it is Godlike.
HORACE MANN The Forgotten Arm. I don't know if we'd do an acoustic thing or bring the band back or what we'd do ...
AIMEE MANN We recorded the band pretty much live.
AIMEE MANN I'm not into music as a consumer. A songwriter should share their outlook with a measure of honesty,...
AIMEE MANN Something isn't right ? I don't know how I know,
AIMEE MANN I really wanted the record to have a ... feel of an era,
AIMEE MANN I don't think it's really a term you would come across in boxing. I have a friend who is a boxer who...
AIMEE MANN You pay to get radio play, pretty much, ... and you get what you pay for. It's not really a level pl...
AIMEE MANN The guy's a Vietnam vet and a boxer, but he's also a drug addict, and she's trying to get away from ...
AIMEE MANN Listen, I'm out of this system, man, I'm out... I'm doing better than ever. I couldn't be more happy...
AIMEE MANN I feel really special, I do. No matter how temporary it may be. You're only as cool as your last coo...
AIMEE MANN It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input.
BARRY MANN You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
BARRY MANN