"One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it."

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Source : "Stephen Frears: 'Audiences aren't fools - their judgement is crucial'" by Nick Fraser, www.theguardian.com. August 14, 2010.

Donald Johanson

#Commitment Quotes #Successful Quotes #Pursuit Quotes

“A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.”
“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!”

Source : "Fictional character: "Arthur Carlson"". "WKRP in Cincinnati" (TV Series), www.imdb.com. 1978–1982.
“During those days when you're exhausted and during those days when you're frustrated, during those days when you're being attacked by your own people for doing what you think is right, remember you're part of a progression that goes back a long time of ordinary people who are doing their best to make it a better world.”

Source : Source: www.bilerico.com
“Just remember... it doesn't matter how long you have known each other.. all that matters is that he has kept you smiling from day one”
“As a filmmaker, you are constantly having the discussion with your team about whether something is "relatable".”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Brave men don’t learn from their home.”
“Something deep in the human heart breaks at the thought of a life of mediocrity.”
“Never can the innate power of a work be hidden or locked away. A work of art can be forgotten by time; it can be forbidden and rejected but the elemental will always prevail over the ephemeral.”

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