"You can focus on things that are barriers or you can focus on scaling the wall or redefining the problem."

-- Tim Cook

#Wall Quotes #Focus Quotes #Problem Quotes

“There was a f**king review in f**king Melody Maker [of the first BOSSANOVA single, 'Velouria'] - 'Sounds like someone's been taking singing lessons'. Like, motherf**king A! I am the singer. Who do sing SONGS. It's like I never sang before; like I was - I don't know - reading PROSE on my previous records and now I sing. EXCUUUUUUSE me for singing”
“My favorite duo since Thelma and Louise. They got chops, heart, and soul stirring harmonies.”
“I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.”

Source : "Sarah Gadon Is New Class' 'Most Likely To Wear A Corset'". Interview with Jocelyn Vena, www.mtv.com. September 30, 2011.
“At the age of 12 I won the school prize for Best English Essay. The prize was a copy of Somerset Maugham's 'Introduction To Modern English And American Literature.' To this day I keep it on the shelf between my collection of Forester's works and the little urn that contains my mother's ashes.”
“In the face of uncertainty, there is nothing wrong with hope.”
“I'm always trying to come up with something new and unique. I do a beatbox with a harmonica.”
“But 'Playboy' was liberating. I was drawn to it and went for it full throttle.”

Source : Leroy Neiman (2013). “All Told: My Art and Life Among Athletes, Playboys, Bunnies, and Provocateurs”, p.121, Rowman & Littlefield
“When I left my parents' home when I was 19, I went to the University of Florida, and within 24 hours was in the mental health department. And within 20 minutes, I was being told by the director there that they didn't have what I needed there.”

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