"In today's roller-coaster economy, hyper-competitive, fear-based, flat and global world, convincing anyone to do anything at any time requires getting their attention, creating their intention and turning it to action."

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Source : "How to Harness the Power of Storytelling for Your Small Business". Interview with Melinda Emerson, succeedasyourownboss.com. November 21, 2012.

Peter Guber

#Creating Quotes #Attention Quotes #World Quotes

“...[I]f we care about our remaining liberties we must at some point draw a line in the sand and let politicians and bureaucrats know we will not tolerate further encroachment on our God-given rights to liberty.”
“Words and ideas can change or influence the mind just like music can - yes, like a spell. Regarding the effect of my "spells" I think it varies; my music communicates with some, and I think it has had a positive influence on the minds of those who like it. I hope it helped them see the world from a different perspective.”

Source : Source: heathenharvest.org
“The use of music is to remind us how short a time we have a body.”

Source : Richard Powers (2004). “The Time of Our Singing: A Novel”, p.536, Macmillan
“The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways. If they're willing to polish up a gift and sell it to make money, they can't really complain about the fact that somebody above them has sold them down the river. That's the way it goes.”
“The text-book is rare that stimulates its reader to ask, Why is this so? Or, How does this connect with what has been read elsewhere?”
“When I was starting, I was very much influenced by the straight up, eyes to camera style of August Sander. He is really the only one. Had I known then the work of people like Ken Russell, Vivian Maier, Helen Levitt, and Steven Berkoff, they would undoubtedly have influenced me too.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more serious identity theft is to get swallowed up in other people's definition of you.”
“Reproof on her lip, but a smile in her eye.”

Source : Samuel Lover (1844). “Songs and Ballads”, p.7

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