"A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness."

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Elbert Hubbard

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“Stupid is a condition. Ignorance is a choice.”
“Letâ€™s think of reverence as awe, as presence in and openness to the worldâ€¦Try walking around with a child whoâ€™s going, â€˜Wow, wow! Look at that dirty dog! Look at that burned-down house! Look at that red sky!â€™ And the child points, and you look, and you see, and you start going, â€˜Wow! Look at that huge crazy hedge! Look at that teeny little baby! Look at the scary dark cloud!â€™ I think this is how we are supposed to be in the world â€“ present and in awe.”
“I believe we can do much more to adapt to the structural changes in the global economy, get high-end manufacturing back here, set up clusters of economic activity where you have, among other things, continuous retraining of people well into their middle years so they never become irrelevant to the current job market.”
“Leaving my first agent was both my best business decision and my worst business decision. It depends on how I want to look at my career because of opportunities that may have come had I stayed with him and because of the opportunities that did come because I had to fight harder for roles.”

Source : Carmen Ejogo ‘Sparkle’ Interview with Kam Williams, newsblaze.com. August 14, 2012.
“If you're consumed only with the big dream, you're going to die because you won't be able to feed yourself or you're going to be losing your job, so you'll just be sitting in your room dreaming, but if you're only holding onto the crap jobs that keep you just above of the water you're going to be unhappy. You're going to be burnt out, washed out.”
“Remember, people only rain on your parade because they're jealous of your sun and tired of their shade.”
“I have met with political leaders, legislators, and diplomats, seeking the next steps to press in reducing and eliminating the nuclear threat in this century. I have participated in public coalitions developing programmes for action to combat the global rash of small arms. All are trying and making a difference.”
“If youâ€™re going to criticize, you should propose,”

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