The world tells us to be mean and bitter to survive. But I believe kindness is the very thing that makes us thrive.
Apparently I wasn't in the mood to listen to myself.
there is no moment more precious than the exact moment you are living now
There are some things your mind has been hiding from you.
You seem to be attracted to trouble," he said. "Yeah, she's real pretty," I replied. "Your tongue is sharper than mine ever was. " I stuck out my tongue and tried to look at the tip of it.
You can be only what you give yourself the power to be.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That's a saying, or a bit of advice, or a catchprase, or a string of words used to confuse people less intelligent than you. In any case, it means: Life is tough, so you'd better fight hard-or something like that.
Artists are just entrepreneurs. It's up to them to figure out how or if they can make a monetary profit from their passion − from their calling, as I discussed above. Sometimes they can. Musicians can sell music, even in the face of piracy. Or they can sell their services − concerts, etc. Painters and other artists can profit in similar ways. A novelist could use kickstarter for a sequel or get paid to consult on a movie version.
My wife is very patient. On our honeymoon in 1992, we got a motor home and drove from L. A. to Idaho and then down the coast. I was running a lot, then so she would drop me off, drive six miles, park and wait for me.
The doom of a nation can be averted only by a storm of flowing passion, but only those who are passionate themselves can arouse passion in others.
Onstage, I don't feel any glory from people clapping in the audience, but when they're pushing me to do something new that feels good.