Jim Henson Quotes
As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.
Quotes to Explore
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Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
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If you can shrug off a loss, you can't be a winner.
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Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.
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Another occupation might have been better.
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Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.
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Today, for the first time - and the Obama campaign showed us this - we can go from the digital world, from the self-organizing power of networks, to the physical one.
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It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to find a solution to fix our ailing pension system.
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I'm a black man in the United States of America, so I always feel like there's a target on me.
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I remember, one day, I just printed out about a hundred CVs, and I was running around London. I was going to modeling agencies, temping agencies, anything. I was so desperate.
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I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.
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When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck teeth and braces. I looked ridiculous.
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Any frequent visitor to Hawaii is fixated on mapping how the islands have changed since their last visit.
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One of my favourite exhibitions is called 'Do It,' which I co-curated with the artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier 21 years ago.
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We are breaking new ground in the territory of dumb with 'Shooting Fish.' Dumb, but in good taste. Silly, but not ridiculous.
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I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.
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I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
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It is not proper to project our feelings onto things or to attribute our own sensations and passions to them. Can it also be improper to see in them a guide, a way of life?
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I'm a '90s baby.
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I'll never be satisfied in classical ballet. It'll never be good enough. I'll never be happy with most of my product.
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One man was so mad at me that he ended his letter: 'Beware. You will never get out of this world alive.'
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And winning is a huge thing for me.
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I have often spoken about the importance of intentionality in philanthropy: that it has to stir the soul. This is true whether you are feeding the homeless, mentoring a child or working on climate change.
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Do not dump your woes upon people - keep the sad story of your life to yourself. Troubles grow by recounting them.
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As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.
