"Unnatural to expect that learning to be happy should be any easier than, say, learning to play the violin or require any less practice."

-- Alain de Botton

#Practice Quotes #Play Quotes #Violin Quotes

“From Japan to Thailand, I keep discovering amazing talent, cuisine and food markets.”
“If your cash is about to run out, you have to cut your cash flow. CEOs have to make those decisions and live with them however painful they may be. You have to act and act now; and act in the best interest of the company as a whole, even if it means that some people in the company who are your best friends have to work somewhere else.”
“All of a sudden I'm an expert on everything. Interviewers want your opinion on golf, foreign policy and even the price of peanuts.”
“I found myself getting more publicly shy when the gala events and big crowds started. Some people embrace it. To me, it's not worth enough to risk my private life being public.”
“If you don't have a dream, there is no way to make one come true.”
“The best thing about improv is that no matter how bad your show is, it's only 30 minutes, and never exists again. The worst thing is no matter how good your show is, it's only 30 minutes, and never exists again.”
“I had the right amount of detachment to go back and really appreciate what I had grown up with. Thereâ€™s a particular style that is very Peru that you donâ€™t see anywhere else; itâ€™s got so many different imprints. When you mix Incan minimalism with the heavy, ornate Spanish Baroque, it is very interesting.”
“Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.”

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