Blake Mycoskie Quotes
When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how experienced you are or how many degrees you have or who you know. A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers, and opens doors.
Quotes to Explore
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God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher.
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There were many years when I was hand-to-mouth and didn't know how I was gonna make rent. I've done every job under the sun, from busing tables, temping, and working in factories to SAT prep and detailing cars. So to be able to make a living where all I do is write is absolutely liberating.
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It's like everybody is shooting something, and everybody's a filmmaker; everybody can shoot a cat video and post it. So the big thing now is - for people that have talent and have something to say, and are creative, and are capable of making something good - is how do they get attention to it?
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Running for office was definitely something I've thought about. When I was younger, I wanted to major in political science. And I've been engaged in current events since I was a kid. If I can make a difference and feel passionately and capable, then I would. Why not?
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I don't wish anybody ill, I really don't. I've got a lot of faults, but I was never jealous or envious or... it's a waste of time.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you've got to come home.
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Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.
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What I'm trying to do is get a change in the mindset so people move from a level of mere tolerance to total acceptance and eventually to celebrate diversity. If you feel comfortable with one another, it doesn't matter whether we live in which neighbourhood but we can interact with one another freely. It's a mindset.
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At a certain point in your career - I mean, part of the answer is a personal answer, which is that at a certain point in your career, it becomes more satisfying to help entrepreneurs than to be one.
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How can a child adhere to school and the notion of secularism when they see their mother rejected from a school outing, stigmatized, left on the sidelines, just because she has a scarf on her head?
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I like to impress myself when I dress.
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If a writer doesn't do anything but give a new word to his language and, from there, maybe to other languages, I think that writer redefines the world.
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I'm fascinated by the people I grew up with and the mistakes I made - and God, I have screwed up. I like writing about where it all went off course.
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I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece.
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I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term.
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I believe that the whole human race is the family of God.
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A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.
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I'm quite annoying and can't imagine what it would be like living with me 24/7.
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But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house.
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If you haven't surprised yourself, you haven't written.
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Balance lives in the present. The surest way to lose your footing is to focus on what dreadful things might happen.
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When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how experienced you are or how many degrees you have or who you know. A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers, and opens doors.
