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"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."

"Creative people are basically this 50-50 blend of ego and insecurity. From an ego standpoint, you think you’re hot shit, but really, deep down, when you go to bed at night, you go, ‘I don’t know if I’m good enough. I’ll try to make it better tomorrow."

"Poets and artists are crazy people, but you can’t help but love them, hate them, fear them and want to sleep with them."

"Some people, were born to sit by a river. Some get struck by lightning. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people, dance."

"Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people."

"Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."