"Without adventure all civilization is full of decay. Adventure rarely reaches its predetermined end. Columbus never reached China."

-- Alfred North Whitehead

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“The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.”
“I was no scholar in college, and was arrogant about what I thought.”
“I think that most successful artists - not always, but a lot of them, in any field - have business savvy as well and have some sense of marketing acumen. I think the key is to be good enough at it that it doesn't overwhelm your aesthetic interests, but have just enough that you make smart decisions.”
“The blessings of having the Holy Ghost in your life are enormous. It will lead, guide, enlighten, show, bless, teach, comfort, testify, witness to, and literally purify you. In your life as a missionary, you cannot succeed in any phase of work without the Holy Ghost. You cannot teach or be directed in the work.”
“I had to work out where I was going, what type of films I wanted to make. For that reason, I decided to choose independent productions, less important roles, and I tried theater, too.”
“There is no peace to be taken With poets who are young, For they worry about the wars to be fought and the songs that must be sung.”

Source : Joyce Kilmer (1968). “Joyce Kilmer: Memoir and poems”
“I mean, I have moments of huge frustration because of my inability to express myself linguistically as clearly as I would like to.”
“You explore beautiful songs & create your own interpretation of them.”

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