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independent creative desire
When the doors to television were opened to me, that was quite a surprise. It's been such a gift that there was so much TV and independent film happening in New York that I could be a part of. There was something to satiate my desire to be artistic and creative, especially when it wasn't in the way I originally thought it was going to be. Aja Naomi King
independent thinking choices
I'm an independent. I'm a centrist. A new generation is arriving that has grown up with a multiplicity of choice in every aspect of their lives, and yet politics is the last place that they are told that they should be satisfied with a choice between brand A and brand B. It doesn't fit the way they think. It doesn't fit the way they live. John Avlon
independent character sparks
But at the best of times she feels like a character in a Muriel Spark novel — independent, bookish, sharp-minded, secretly romantic. David Nicholls
independent caucus democrat
I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats. Bernie Sanders
independent done lasts
From first to last it is a dish of rank materialism cleverly cooked up ... . And why is this done? For no other reason, I am sure, except to make us independent of a Creator. Adam Sedgwick
independent reality thinking
I think that a particle must have a separate reality independent of the measurements. That is an electron has spin, location and so forth even when it is not being measured. I like to think that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it. Albert Einstein
independent men race
The history of scientific and technical discovery teaches us that the human race is poor in independent and creative imagination. Even when the external and scientific requirements for the birth of an idea have long been there, it generally needs an external stimulus to make it actually happen; man has, so to speak, to stumble right up against the thing before the idea comes.
independent ideas creative
The theoretical idea ... does not arise apart from and independent of experience; nor can it be derived from experience by a purely logical procedure. It is produced by a creative act. Once a theoretical idea has been acquired, one does well to hold fast to it until it leads to an untenable conclusion.
independent thinking contentment
I think instead [of happiness] we should be working for contentment... an inner sense of fulfillment that's relatively independent of external circumstances. Andrew Weil
thinking artist challenges
The biggest challenge, I think for any new artist, is patience. Brett Eldredge
thinking creative different
You've got to think about how to do things for the right price. You have to shoot in different places to be creative and get tax rebates. Brett Ratner
thinking jumping choices
I'm trying to be a little bit more mature about my choices and think about what I want to direct next, instead of just jumping into a movie 'cause I want to do it.
thinking way different
As I said before, I'm prepared to be prepared and I think that remains the same, you know there's no way to really know what it's going to feel like. I think for each individual it's different. Brandon Routh
thinking proud bryan
Superman is there to unite us all, I think. I'm proud of Bryan for respecting that and not making it just about us.
thinking giving stories
The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon. Brandon Sanderson
thinking
To think is not always to see. Barbara Kingsolver
thinking bridges age
I was trying to get into the business from a young age, but I don't think I really realized how much I loved it until I booked my first movie and found myself in New Zealand for six months filming Bridge to Terabithia. Bailee Madison
thinking trying no-fear
I think I'm known as an adventuress. Even generally in life, I have no fear. It's not that I'm not afraid of things, but when I am afraid of something, I don't back away - I approach it and try to understand what makes me afraid. Bai Ling
contentment deeds ifs
If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few. Democritus
contentment
Egolessness is contentment. Rajneesh
contentment pay can-not
Contentment can be bought at a price that one can not possibly pay. Margaret Mead
contentment
Don't confuse contentment with happiness... Chris Wooding
contentment paid
He that is well paid is well satisfied. William Shakespeare
contentment loses
There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so as not to lose everything. Jose Saramago
contentment useless show-me
Show me a thoroughly contented person, and I will show you a useless one. Josh Billings
contentment
Our content Is our best having.
contentment rich poor
Contentment makes a poor person rich and discontent makes a rich person poor. Benjamin Franklin