But poets are the worst. Their work is hopelessly unphotogenic. Someone sits at a table or lies on a sofa while staring motionless at a wall or ceiling. Once in a while this person writes down seven lines only to cross out one of them fifteen minutes later, and then another hour passes, during which nothing happens … Who could stand to watch this kind of thing?
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In the last five years, what new belief, behaviour, or habit has most improved your life?
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What advice would you give your twenty-year-old self, and what should they ignore?
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In every way at every turn, the question we ask ourselves is not what can we do, but what should we do?.”
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Wisława Szymborska
Poet and essayist; Nobel laureate in Literature, 1996
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Swedish Academy, Stockholm, 7 December 1996, The Nobel Foundation (nobelprize.org), 7 December 1996
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Ephraim Asili
Filmmaker, Educator, and DJ
Most of what I do is just managing feelings, emotions, and thoughts
Geoffrey Rush
Australian actor
I am being careful not to clutter my life with career administration so I can keep the focus on the acting.
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Richard Mowe, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Eye For Film, 6 July 2022
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François Ozon
Film director and screenwriter
Not always. Actually I like to do movies but I’m quite bored with all the work around. All the promotion. Actually, when you’re successful, all this work around is quite difficult. But, I have to deal with that.
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Fearlessness means taking the first step, even if you don't know where it will take you. It means being driven by a higher purpose rather than by applause.”
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