"It is highly possible that what is called 'talented behavior' is simply a greater individual capacity for experiencing. From this point of view, it is in the increasing of the individual capacity for experiencing that the untold potentiality of a personality can be evoked."

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Source : Viola Spolin (1999). “Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques”, p.50, Northwestern University Press

Viola Spolin

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“Get mad, then get over it.”
“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.”

Source : Isaac Asimov (1975). “Science Past, Science Future”, Doubleday Books
“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.”
“the American family is failing in its job of turning out stable human beings. ... It is failing because Americans do not dare to cultivate in themselves those characteristics which would make family life creative and rewarding. To do so, would ruin them financially.”
“The West has funded the war against itself by buying Arab oil. It is as simple and as tragic as that.”

Source : Phyllis Chesler (2013). “An American Bride in Kabul: A Memoir”, p.188, Macmillan
“There are three ways by which an individual can get wealth-by work, by gift, and by theft. And, clearly, the reasons why the workers get so little is that the beggars and thieves get so much.”
“No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.”
“I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment.”

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