"A drunkard cannot plead his case."

--

Nachman of Breslov

“I've had different opportunities in my life, but I've tried to maintain the spirit of an amateur. Our culture roots everything in the barometer of success and how much money you make. But if you really just aspire to a life in the arts, it's really not a barometer at all.”
“You can't deny that there's something between us." "No. There is. When I saw you today--I didn't know I'd been waiting for you until you were there. And then all of that waiting rushed through me in a second. That's something... but I don't know if it's certainty.”
“On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.”
“Cease to ask what the morrow will bring forth, and set down as gain each day that fortune grants.”
“Trusting God is the answer. He will never let you down.”
“The professionalism of technique and flash of dexterity are more comfortable to be around than raw creative power, hence our society generally rewards virtuoso performers more highly than it rewards original creators.”
“Most people are really fighting to not be adults. And, when it happens, it's a big transition. And a lot of that is just awful. It's awful to have to get a job and really be responsible for other people. And it is funny, too. Like, we're all kind of little idiot kids trying to act like we know what we are doing.”

Source : Interview with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. October 25, 2010.
“It's much more fun to be the exception, not the rule”

Source : T. A. Barron (2011). “Ultimate Magic”, p.144, Penguin

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