"Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what we are."

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Charles Bukowski

#Stress Quotes #Adversity Quotes #Constant Quotes

“I've nearly walked off very big films before, and I would, because I don't want that in my life. I want to enjoy the work I do.”
“To be a great artist, you have to be willing to take risks and to do things that no one would ever pay you for - at first.”

Source : " How Do You Make a Living as an Independent Filmmaker? It’s Not Easy" by Paula Bernstein, www.indiewire.com. December 16, 2014.
“Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are”
“The world needs more women filmmakers, so we have to keep encouraging ourselves and one another, and eventually things must get easier for us.”

Source : "The Crash Reel Director Lucy Walker on Snowboarding and Simone de Beauvoir". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. December 12, 2013.
“I have brightness in my soul, which strains toward Heaven. I am like a bird!”
“It seemed to be a necessary ritual that he should prepare himself for sleep by meditating under the solemnity of the night sky... a mysterious transaction between the infinity of the soul and the infinity of the universe.”
“Accustom a people to believe that priests, or any other class of men can forgive sins and you will have sins in abundance.”
“My childhood home backed onto wheat and cotton fields.”

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