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“And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve the purpose of me expressing who I am at this period of time and augmenting that or pulling it forward and I love that process.”
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“What did you learn today? What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at today?”
Source : Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.235, Random House
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“It was not in my nature to be an assertive person. I was used to looking to others for guidance, for influence, sometimes for the most basic cues of life. And yet writing stories is one of the most assertive things a person can do. Fiction is an act of willfulness, a deliberate effort to reconceive, to rearrange, to reconstitute nothing short of reality itself. Even among the most reluctant and doubtful of writers, this willfulness must emerge. Being a writer means taking the leap from listening to saying, “Listen to me.”
Source : "Trading Stories". www.newyorker.com. June 13 & 20, 2011. 
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“Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He wasn't afraid of silence. He would take as long as it took to tell the story.”
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“Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose.”
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“If I have to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love because the first person that I love is God, who created me. And I have my faith and my principles and this is what makes me who I am. And if that person loves me, he should love my God too.”
Source : "Miss Universe 2011: Did 'Love my God' Answer Cost Shamcey Supsup the Crown?" by Ravelle Mohammed, www.christianpost.com. September 13, 2011.
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“Some people hide more than others, and it does intrigue me.”
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“You're always trying to find new stuff and new inspiration. If you don't really push and you don't try something that feels exciting, then it's not worth doing.”
Source : "The Walkmen". Interview With Mike Carriere, pitchfork.com. November 25, 2008.
