The two more harmful words
There are no two words in the English language more harmful than “good job”. J.K. Simmons as prof Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014)
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All Boundaries are Conventions
All Boundaries are Conventions Scene, from Cloud Atlas (2012) “I climb the steps of the Scot monument every morning and all becomes clear. Wish I could make you see this brightness. Don’t worry, all is well. All is so perfectly, damnably well. I understand now, that boundaries between noise and sound are conventions. All boundaries […]
Do you have chains?
“Those who don’t move don’t notice their chains.” Rosa Luxemburg
What’s the hardest thing to explain?
“The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.” – Ayn Rand
Tony Bobbins’ “Let-Go Clinic”… :-))))))
I’m a big fan of Tony, but this is too funny….:-)))))))
Do you really live?
“You have to die a few times before you can really live.” – Charles Bukowski
Mediocrity vs Genius
“Mediocrity is self inflicted, genius is self bestowed” – Walter Russell
Are you in the right direction?
“If one advances confidently in the directions of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau
Oh, my country so beautiful and lost!
A real touching moment in Opera history: At a performance of Nabucco at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, conductor Riccardo Muti made a short speech after “Va pensiero” choir, protesting cuts in Italy’s arts budget, then asked the audience to sing along in support of culture and patriotism.
The true crisis
“Incompetence is the true crisis.” – Albert Einstein Full quote (a real must): “Let’s not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same things. A crisis can be a real blessing to any person, to any nation. For all crises bring progress. Creativity is born from anguish, just like the day is […]
