"In both the art and the business worlds, the difference between the amateurs and the professionals is simple: The professionals know they're winging it. The amateurs pretend they're not."

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Source : "The Art of Asking". Book by Amanda Palmer, blog.amandapalmer.net. November 11, 2014.

Amanda Palmer

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“There is one thing no people have ever done; that is, to oppose a threatening war with intelligent and vigorous purpose some years before it was due to arrive.”
“I can state that I created a ballet company of which everyone said: St. Petersburg has the greatest ballet in all Europe.”
“I actually did a remix for Katy Perry, and her management didn't respond.”
“If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing”
“In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity - it is a prerequisite.”
“The gods have their own laws. [Lat., Sunt superis sua jura.]”
“Fundamentally, people are suckers for the truth.”
“I found that laughter was a form of acceptance, and I really enjoyed that and I just - I crave it.”

Source : "Gabriel Iglesias: Funny, 'Hot And Fluffy'". "Tell Me More" with Viviana Hurtado, www.npr.org. June 28, 2012.

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