"I focus, I invent, I transform, I challenge, I attempt, I observe, I perform."

-- Philippe Petit

#Focus Quotes #Challenges Quotes

“It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go.”

Source : Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. February 21, 2012.
“Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an empty purse.”
“The army consists of the first infantry division and eight million replacements.”
“I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.”
“The reason that gets me is, and the greatest part of my job and what I do, is the humanity of it and there's certain moments where that really cuts through.”
“I never learned to read or write music. Never wanted to fool with scales. That was boring, forced. The music I heard was free - flowing.”
“The artist is always a servant, and is perpetually trying to pay for the gift that has been given to him as if by miracle. Modern man, however, does not want to make any sacrifice, even though true affirmation of self can only be expressed in sacrifice.”
“When you and I hurt deeply, what we really need is not an explanation from God but a revelation of God. We need to see how great God is; we need to recover our lost perspective on life. Things get out of proportion when we are suffering, and it takes a vision of something bigger than ourselves to get life's dimensions adjusted again”

Source : Warren W. Wiersbe (2012). “Looking Up When Life Gets You Down”, p.53, Baker Books

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