There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better. ~Lucy Walker
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders. ~Tom Robbins
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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Do not try and save yourself. The self that is trying to be saved is not you. ~Mooji
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Atrial fibrillation can be taken care of. The point is that it is manageable. Everybody is different and will have different ways of managing whatever they need, and their doctor will have ways of managing theirs. But I think the first key is just to know it exists, know whether you have it, and know what the risks are and take care of yourself! ~Howie Mandel
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The most important of the Lord's work you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home. ~Harold B. Lee
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From a director's point of view, if I can create different characters which impress the audience, that is fantastic for me. ~Stephen Chow
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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The most important thing about you is what comes to your mind when you think of God. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole. ~Peter Thiel
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Pundits forecast not because they know, but because they are asked. ~John Kenneth Galbraith
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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