"You start by copying other people's paintings or music or whatever. You get all of those skills before you branch out. Really creative people have a fantastic ability to copy things and then combine them in new ways. And whether we're talking about genes or memes, recombination is the real heart of creativity."

-- Susan Blackmore

#Real Quotes #Heart Quotes #Creativity Quotes

“I'm breathing . . . are you breathing too? It's nice, isn't it?”

Source : Robert Bolt (2013). “A Man For All Seasons”, p.105, A&C Black
“What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.”
“I've got a job to do, and I'm going to be judged upon whether or not the world is more peaceful and whether or not America is more prosperous and more compassionate.”
“Live well laugh often and love much.”

Source : Quoted in John Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, 11th ed. (1937). Often said to be by Ralph Waldo Emerson and to be titled "Success." In fact, however, it was written in 1905 by Stanley and was the firstprize winner in a contest sponsored by the magazine Modern Women. Anthony W. Shipps wrote in Notes and Queries in 1976: "The versions printed in the two local newspapers in 1905 do not agree, and in the many later appearances in print which I have seen, the wording has varied somewhat. However, the
“You are richer for doing things.”
“My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.”
“If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way.”
“You cannot have an advanced economy while holding women back from the workplace.”

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