"Starving artist' is acceptable at age 20, suspect at age 40, and problematical at age 60."

-- Robert Genn

#Artist Quotes #Survival Quotes #Age Quotes

“You have to find a way to laugh a little bit each day despite everything, or your heart will simply run out of the joy that makes it go.”

Source : Daoud Hari (2008). “The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur”, p.90, Random House
“The one reasonable goal of social life was affirmed to be the creation of a world of awakened, of sensitive, intelligent, and mutually understanding personalities, banded together for the common purpose of exploring the universe and developing the human spirit's manifold potentialities.”

Source : Olaf Stapledon (1931). “Last and First Men, & Star Maker: Two Science-fiction Novels”, Courier Corporation
“This life is temporary, this body is temporary, but while I'm here I want to get as much out of it as I can”
“The focus on process rather than purpose creates an insidious opportunity for sly employees to manipulate the system.”

Source : Laszlo Bock (2015). “Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead”, p.138, Hachette UK
“Obviously, as an adult I realize this girl-on-girl sabotage is the third worst kind of female behavior, right behind saying "like" all the time and leaving your baby in a dumpster.”
“I got the three things I wanted. I did my job, I worked hard in the process, and I cherish the memories, and they're mine.”
“Although I was born in Idaho and now live in New York, I definitely identify with the European aesthetic. Paris is my mecca; it's where I discovered my flair for fashion. But I pay rent and work in New York, so that is my home - I love the culture clash of the city.”
“The sexual drive is nothing but the motor memory of previously remembered pleasure.”

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