"We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be."

-- Orison Swett Marden

#Destiny Quotes #Long Quotes #Failing Quotes

“I'm giving up acting. . . . I'm 66 and there are a number of celebrations I've got to get down on paper, and acting doesn't allow me to do that. It was a hell of a drug, performance. It's a great thrill, especially for a storyteller. But it can go. Directing can go. Writing can't go. And in terms of what lies ahead, I want to have a burning focus - almost like smoke coming up from the paper as I write.”
“I'm very focused on projects that help people, not just help me.”
“I get all fired up about aging in America.”
“Fall down. Make a mess. Break something occasionally. Know that your mistakes are your own unique way of getting to where you need to be. And remember that the story is never over.”

Source : "Lemons as Gifts, Viruses for Good, Failure for Success and College Graduation: A Well-Intended Tale" by Sydney Small, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 13, 2014.
“To finally get that call from the doctor that you're pregnant and you're having a baby.... It was just another world.”
“Life can be thought of as water kept at the right temperature in the right atmosphere in the right light for a long enough period of time.”
“When someone is not there all the time it gives us space to think about them. Your job in influence and persuasion is to get the other person to think about you or your product without you forcing yourself upon them or without you making them think about you.”
“A long-playing full shot is what always separates the men from the boys. Anybody can make movies with a pair of scissors and a two-inch lens.”

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