Max Richter Quotes

Often, especially young artists, you feel like you should be doing something. And I think that can be very destructive because creativity is about connecting with the stuff that's deep inside you and making something out of that.

Max Richter

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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.

Ramez Naam
- Action
- Worry
- Optimism
When I was in high school I used to sit by myself in the cafeteria - not necessarily by choice - but I thought it was funny to talk to people that weren't there.

Zach Galifianakis
- People
- School
- High
I faced many ups and downs, like any other actor: not getting through auditions or even worse - getting shortlisted and not being selected. Most actors go through the process.

Fatima Sana Shaikh
I've been in the room or watched artists walk in who don't write, and you can't figure out what they really want.

Bebe Rexha
- Want
- Write
- Walk
Most people who have encountered mercury have done so after breaking a mercury thermometer. And many of us who saw the liquid balls of mercury scatter across a floor or countertop considered the element the most beautiful on the periodic table.

Sam Kean
- People
- Done
- Beautiful
I want to be able to be a father to my kids, where I've never seen my father, but my kids can see me whenever they want, so that was broken.

R. Kelly
- Kids
- Father
- Want