Quotations Weblog

• "We all have a few failures under our belt. It's what makes us ready for the successes." – Randy K. Milholland http://t.co/LU71CVeE #

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• "You can't base your life on the past or the present. You have to tell me about your future." – Chuck Palahniuk http://t.co/8RxkVwNy #
• "Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired." – Jules Renard http://t.co/NteUoRAM #
• "I stand in awe of my body." – Henry David Thoreau http://t.co/RFZ8g7dY #
• "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." – John Muir http://t.co/ZlXqmKHO #

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When Brian Bushwood was having trouble creating his own unique magic act, he wrote to Teller (of Penn and Teller) in frustration. The letter Teller wrote back to him was motivational for all artists, not just magicians.

• Brian Bushwood Bizarre Magic – 14 years ago: the day Teller gave me the secret to my career in magic.

Next time you’re feeling frustrated in your career, remember that everyone who is successful struggled as you are struggling now. They just didn’t quit when it got hard. They were willing to do magic shows in the blistering heat of the summer during a race riot in order to succeed.

Via: When we started we HAD no style – Wil Wheaton dot Tumbler

Photo Via: Wikipedia: Teller (entertainer)

• "My home is not a place, it is people." – Lois McMaster Bujold http://tqpage.com/25890 #
• "If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances." – Julia Sorel http://tqpage.com/31026 #

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• "Even writers need relief from words." – Sarah Vowell http://tqpage.com/40490 #
• "Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far." – Thomas Jefferson http://tqpage.com/3020 #
• "No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings." – William Blake http://tqpage.com/38949 #
• "One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes." – Friedrich Nietzsche http://tqpage.com/3135 #

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