"Being an artist is supposed to be a scam, not a career."

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Wade Guyton

#Artist Quotes #Careers Quotes #Scams Quotes

“We need foreign skills to stay competitive.”
“If you feel you are down on your luck, check the level of your effort.”
“The real joy is in discovering that the twigs and branches of my practice are all firmly rooted in a single tree, even as time goes by and I become increasingly aware of the fleetingness of all things.”
“If we are too busy, if we are carried away every day by our projects, our uncertainty, our craving, how can we have the time to stop and look deeply into the situation-our own situation, the situation of our beloved one, the situation of our family and of our community, and the situation of our nation and of the other nations?”
“The bird Gamayun was related to Alkonost and Sirin in some vague fashion-even the most casual observer would've noticed that all three of them were not entirely birds; they had the faces and breasts of women, severe but beautiful. And when their lips opened, they sand in women's voices, deep and rich and bittersweet.”
“Of course awards matter.”
“I do believe that a poem needs to remind the reader of his or her own humanity, of what they are, of what they're capable of. Awaken them, in a sense, to the fact that there's a world in front of their eyes, that they have a body, they're going to die, the sky is beautiful, it's fun to be in a grassy field when the sun is shiningâ€”those kinds of things.”
“If you want to grow, find a good opportunity. Today, if you want to be a great company, think about what social problem you could solve.”

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