"How much more comfortable it is to say 'Yes, and...' than 'Yes, but...'."

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Source : Lawrence W. Fagg (2009). “Pauses: Reflections on Science, Spirituality, and the Fine Art of Living”, p.39, Andrews McMeel Publishing

Lawrence Fagg

#Comfortable Quotes

“Is there a short-eared koobish, then?' Mmmyes ...' said J.Lo. 'But it is technically not really a koobish. Is more alike a kind of singing pumpkin.' We had conversations like these all the time, where I just eventually gave up.”
“Trapped. Sinking. Can't be myself. Made into what other people expect. Is that everyone's fate? Were the great individualists the products of their friends who wanted a great individualist as a friend?”
“Even though you try to put people under control, it is impossible. You cannot do it. The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense. To give your sheep or cow a large spacious meadow is the way to control him. So it is with people: first let them do what they want, and watch them. This is the best policy. To ignore them is not good. That is the worst policy. The second worst is trying to control them. The best one is to watch them, just to watch them, without trying to control them.”
“I focus on the words and then I have fun putting together the music after.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I was very happy that I was as normal as possible before I went into serious dance.”

Source : The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. December 16, 1990.
“Low care is what we do while on our knees. Smart care is what makes the growing easier.”
“I'm not a lesbian, but my girlfriend is.”
“I am a doctor, a real doctor.”

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