"I used to think that looking across a pillow into the fabulous face of Buster Keaton would be a more thrilling destiny than any screen career."

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Source : Anita Loos (1977). “Cast of Thousands”, Smithmark Pub

Anita Loos

#Destiny Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Careers Quotes

“Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.”
“There's not a ship that sails the ocean, But every climate, every soil, Must bring its tribute, great or small, And help to build the wooden wall!”
“Naruto: I bet you're dying to know my name! Gaara: I couldn't care less.”
“Anyone who meets you and doesn't want to get to know you and be part of your life is stupid. I saw it when I was just a kid." "No. You thought I was a vampire and you wanted to be my friend so I wouldn't eat you." "Well, that too. But I found out soon enough you weren't a blood sucker and I still licked you.”
“As I get older I see that running has changed for me. What used to be about burning calories is now more about burning up what is false. Lies I used to tell myself about who I was and what I could do, friendships that cannot withstand hills or miles, the approval I no longer need to seek, and solidarity that cannot bear silence. I run to burn up what I don't need and ignite what I do.”
“I am an obsessive flyer, myself.”
“To make the quickest progress, you don't have to take huge leaps. You just have to take baby steps-and keep on taking them. In Japan, they call this approach kaizen, which literally translates as 'continual improvement.' Using kaizen, great and lasting success is achieved through small, consistent steps. It turns out that slow and steady is the best way to overcome your resistance to change.”
“The word arse is as much god as the word face. It must be so, otherwise you cut off your god at the waist.”

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