"I think talent has a huge amount to do with concentration, concentration rather than the athletic ability of your neurons. If you can concentrate on an esoteric piece of math, how can you think about the rest of your life? That's why people can leave their car keys in the gutter; they're in the midst of obsession and concentration."

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Ethan Canin

#Math Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“Well, I don't let anyone record with me that is not a fan of mine or believe in my music. Everybody that records for me, from Bob Dylan on down to George Jones, everybody loves me and my music, and I knew they would do their best that they could do, and they did. I didn't doubt them a bit. There's some country people that I wouldn't want, which didn't record with me.”
“I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I'm not a rock star. I'm not in it for the fame, I'm in it because I like to play.”
“Australia is an outdoor country. People only go inside to use the toilet. And that's only a recent development.”
“It's definitely different in the States. Americans are much different people compared to us. We're much more laid back. I itch to get back to Australia every summer because it's so fast paced there and so stressful.”
“I'd love to do a film like 'Chicago.' Something musical because I've obviously come from that background.”
“Politics needs a flexible mind, for it has no immutable or eternal rules. In politics immutable or eternal rules lead to inevitable and swift defeat.”
“God will not damn a lunatic's soul. He knows that the powers of evil are too great for those of us with weak minds.”
“Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.”

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