"Passionate investment leaves us vulnerable to loss. And sometimes, no matter how clever we are, we must lose."

-- Judith Viorst

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“The world belongs to the Enthusiast who keeps cool.”

Source : William McFee (1916). “Casuals of the Sea: The Voyage of a Soul”
“There is something about a home aquarium which sets my teeth on edge the moment I see it. Why anyone would want to live with a small container of stagnant water populated by a half-dead guppy is beyond me.”
“Architecture is not created by individuals. The genius sketch ... is a myth. Architecture is made by a team of committed people who work together, and in fact, success usually has more to do with dumb determination than with genius.”

Source : "The Architect of a Different Kind of Organization" by Jena Mcgregor, www.fastcompany.com. June 1, 2005.
“Art is a conduit toward human needs and perception,”
“I mean, we just started, it's a new thing. We're doing this for fun and we're going to see where it goes.”

Source : "Just a Guy Who Plays Drums: An Interview with Bill Kreutzmann". Interview with Sarah Bruner, www.jambands.com. March 15, 1999.
“I'm out to prove something-that I'm all for real and that I can do it on my own without any help.”
“Any great director is also someone who is incredibly intelligent about whom they hire around them.”
“The truth is there are two hundred white women raped in America by a black man for every one black woman raped by whites.”

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