"I am a person who continually destroys the possibilities of a future because of the numbers of alternative viewpoints I can focus on the present."

-- Doris Lessing

#Numbers Quotes #Focus Quotes #Alternatives Quotes

“It's probably unfair to expect the world at large, or even most people, to see us for all we are. It is essential, however, that we see ourselves for all we are.”
“When I finally got to 30, I'll admit that there was a little anxiety, but at the same time I actually really liked it.”

Source : "The Walkmen". Interview With Mike Carriere, pitchfork.com. November 25, 2008.
“Hope smiled when your nativity was cast, Children of Summer!”
“We read best what we read most.”
“Nature has color-coded groups of individuals so that statistically reliable predictions of their adaptability to intellectual rewarding and effective lives can easily be made and profitably used by the pragmatic man-in-the street.”

Source : "Shockley's Race View called 'Senile, Fascist'". St. Petersburg Times, September 8, 1971.
“As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.”
“Always have clear lines of communication and be open to trying new ideas. Being open to new ideas is crucial to growing as an artist. If you always have the same creative habits, how will you ever excel to the next level? The answer is, you won't. Taking those creative risks reaps the most incredible rewards.”
“Weâ€™ll fight Pacquiao, Iâ€™ll stop this fight [Carlos Molina] to fight Pacquiao. What would I got to do?”

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