I don’t know, it’s just cool or true..
“You cannot create results. You can only create conditions in which something might happen.”
― Anne Bogart
― Anne Bogart
Anne Bogart Quotes (Author of A Director Prepares)
Everybody wants to fight for their rights,
but nobody wants to talk about their responsibilities.
There’s something deeply satisfying about doing a great job, to the best of your ability. No matter whether you’re a solo entrepreneur, or at a hot startup, or massive company. Entry level or VP. The first recognition has to come from yourself.
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves…
— “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe you’l... See more
Instead of saying, ‘The writing in this scene isn’t good enough,’ you say, ‘Don’t you want people to walk out of the theater and be quoting those lines?’ It’s more of a challenge
Ed Catmull • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Does the value of an experience—whether joyful or tragic—depend on the act of sharing it with others? If so, is the meaning of life inherently tied to relationships and community, or can solitude offer a comparable sense of fulfillment and purpose in moments of significance?