"You can give of your talent, you can give of your possessions, or you can give of yourself. For God's sake, give something."

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Source : Dennis Wholey, Cleveland Amory (1986). “Are you happy?: some answers to the most important question in your life”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

Cleveland Amory

#Giving Quotes #Sake Quotes #Talent Quotes

“When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'”
“The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of Carousel, and it was a very vivid experience.”
“But music is reflection of self, we just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mail.”
“I did my friend's film - this guy Harrison Atkins who's a great filmmaker. He just makes movies with all his friends, and I think that's all what we're striving for - to feel like we're among friends and people who care about each other. I'd like to think that good work comes from that - from a sort of loving and friendly environment.”
“I wasn't even sure I'd be able to walk. I couldn't even go outside. Maybe I was just burnt crisp from the gruelling schedule I had been keeping for years.”
“Until we have met the monsters in ourselves, we keep trying to slay them in the outer world. And we find that we cannot. For all darkness in the world stems from darkness in the heart. And it is there that we must do our work.”
“Michelangelo indeed could have carved out your features.”
“The fundamental issue is: In the world of the Internet, is there a place for a packager of services? Does the customer want to go surf the Net and go to every one of 50,000 Web sites? Or will people pay a reasonable amount for somebody to go out and preselect and package what they want? My guess is they will both coexist.”

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