"Do not be a magician - be magic!"

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Source : Leonard Cohen (2011). “Beautiful Losers”, p.181, Vintage

Leonard Cohen

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“I think the future fashion will be more and more separated-like, on one side would be big distribution, and on the other side there will be high-level prêt-à-porter and couture. I mean, the prêt-à-porter is already couture in a way for the prices and the way that it's made. The big distribution will allow people to dress in a fashionable way, so this could be for everybody. This part of the big distribution will be stronger and stronger, but the other part we are coming up on is more and more rich people, because we are always thinking about Europe and about America.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“If I had to choose a song to listen to before I died, it would be Simone singing ComeÃ§ar de novo.”
“Technique isn't important. Technique is in the blood. Events and mood are more important than good light and the happening is what is important”
“I think also just being from the Midwest, my dad was a stoic Midwesterner, he always told me never take anything for granted and you have to work for what you get so. That's funny because my friend Frank Anderson said something really funny he goes, "A lot of the people from the midwest are the laziest shits I've ever met." And he's right. I know some. You can't say its a stereotype that only people from the Midwest are that way because there are definitely people I know who hate to work and just want to hang out and drink beer.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“The art of never making a mistake is crucial to motherhood. To be effective and to gain the respect she needs to function, a mother must have her children believe she has never engaged in sex, never made a bad decision, never caused her own mother a moment's anxiety, and was never a child.”
“Emotions are raised in us, not only by the qualities and actions of others, but also by their feelings. I cannot behold a man in distress, without partaking of his pain; nor in joy, without partaking of his pleasure.”
“Fear is an affirmation of your growth.”

Source : Rhonda Britten (2002). “Fearless Living: Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret”, p.64, Penguin
“I always thought that pop groups were going to be made up in the 21st century. It wouldn't be four musicians, as such. Especially in the online world, with the worlds that are opening up.”

Source : Source: www.chaoscontrol.com

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