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Attention is psychic energy, and like physical energy, unless we allocate some part of it to the task at hand, no work gets done.

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For better or worse, our future will be determined in large part by our dreams and by the struggle to make them…
Even without success, creative persons find joy in a job well done. Learning for its own sake is rewarding.
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times...the best moments usually occur when a person's body or…
What I "discovered" was that happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance.…
Studying creativity is not an elite distraction, but provides one of the most exciting models for living.
Creative individuals tend to be smart, yet also naive at the same time... Creative individuals have a combination of playfulness and discipline,…
Creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives...most of the things that are interesting, important, and human are the results…
It does not seem to be true that work necessarily needs to be unpleasant. It may always have to be hard, or…
Sir John Templeton: "My ethical principle in the first place was: 'Where could I use my talents that God gave me to…
Many business leaders today view their jobs as entailing responsibility for the welfare of the wider community. These individuals do not define…
The foremost reason that happiness is so hard to achieve is that the universe was not designed with the comfort of human…
The germ of an idea doesn't make the sculpture that stands up... so the next stage is hard work

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And certainly the history of public sculpture has been disastrous but that doesn't mean it ought not to continue and the only… — Richard Serra
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Students of American history will recall that the important place where work gets done in the legislative body, almost without exception, is… — Paul Sarbanes
The less I say the more my work gets done. — Elton John
Because I don't do stand-up, radio has always been my equivalent, a place to stay in connection with the public and force… — Harry Shearer
The writers that I aspire to, like Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman, they'll tell you that the work gets harder, not easier.… — Christopher Cross
I've got a great life. It's a shame the work gets in the way of the golf, really. — Len Goodman
Work - get paid; don't work - don't get paid. Everybody is on commission, .. Try not coming to work for six… — Dave Ramsey
Colleagues are a wonderful thing - but mentors, that's where the real work gets done. — Junot Diaz
The work gets more difficult as you get older. You learn more and you gather more experiences, there is deeper pain and… — Gwyneth Paltrow
A lot of people don't know what I do. In the industry they take credit for work because to some degree it… — Angie Stone
When my work gets crazy, I make sure to always have vitamins, water and proper food with me. That has helped me… — Carnie Wilson

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