“One of the biggest problems with having a dream come true is recognizing it when it arrives.” ~ Stephen Tobolowsky
Observation Paper
You could get an Observation Paper out of that.
“The more specific the specialty the less you have to sell yourself as an expert.” ~ Penelope Trunk
“I thought I could drown all my sorrows, but then I figure out my sorrows could swim.” ~ Tranquilino Castaneda
“Just work, wherever you can. You’ll grow and refine and be great.” ~ Phil Hartman
Hat tip to Mike Brown who retweeted this:
@LettersOfNote: Comedian Phil Hartman was killed this day in 1998, age 49. A year before, he wrote this invaluable letter to a fan: http://t.co/3cK6zWSt
And thanks to Mike Scott for sharing his letter.
“The person who controls the questions controls the conversation.” ~ J. J. Newberry
Quoted from Janine Driver’s book You Say More Than you Think
Driver also shares that “What” and “How” Questions are more powerful than “Why” questions in getting people to open up to you. Which made me think of this old lesson about the “Why” being more important for creators than the “What” and “How.” I guess it’s all in what you’re trying to achieve. Which have you found most helpful for what you do: what, how, or why?
“We’re prewired as human beings to like short staccato burst of information. That grabs our attention as opposed to more sustained input that we get used to, that loses our attention.” ~ Marcus Buckingham
“I won’t let love disrupt, corrupt, or interrupt me anymore.” ~ Jack White
“It’s no different than what we were doing back before the internet or before people had vacuum cleaners and television sets. Humanity… we humans are all about posing to one another and presenting faces to the various publics to which we interact.” ~ Jonathan Salem Baskin
“Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he’s a Mac user, he’ll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?” ~ Tom Clancy
“It’s not just for people to be consumers of the arts. It’s for them to also participate, find their creative voices, and build confidence through participation.” ~ Renée Fleming
