“There’s nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.”
~ Salma Hayek, b. 2 September 1966
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Dr. Phil (b. September 1): “We don’t choose what we want, but what we think is safe.”
1 Sep
“Eighty percent of all choices are based on fear. Most people don’t choose what they want; they choose what they think is safe.”
~ Dr. Phil McGraw, b. 1 September 1950
Richard Gere (b. August 31): “All of our energy should be in sacrifice…”
31 Aug
“All of our energy should be in sacrifice and services. Suffering, at least.”
~ Richard Gere, b. 31 August 1949
Cameron Diaz (b. August 30): “Your regrets aren’t what you did…”
30 Aug
“Your regrets aren’t what you did, but what you didn’t do. So I take every opportunity.”
~ Cameron Diaz, b. 30 August 1972
Shania Twain (b. August 28): “Life unravels the way it does…”
28 Aug
“Life unravels the way it does, and it has an effect on you, but you have to take responsibility for dealing with it.”
~ Shania Twain, b. 28 August 1965
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Kristen Wiig (b. August 22): “It’s dangerous to care what people think.”
22 Aug
“If you’re creating anything at all, it’s really dangerous to care about what people think.”
~ Kristen Wiig, b. 22 August 1973
Writing: Jonathan Franzen’s 10 rules…
17 Aug
1. The reader is a friend, not an adversary, not a spectator.
2. Fiction that isn’t an author’s personal adventure into the frightening or the unknown isn’t worth writing for anything but money.
3. Never use the word “then” as a conjunction–we have “and” for this purpose. Substituting “then” is the lazy or tone-deaf writer’s non-solution to the problem of too many “ands” on the page.
4. Write in the third person unless a really distinctive first-person voice offers itself irresistibly.
5. When information becomes free and universally accessible, voluminous research for a novel is devalued along with it.
6. The most purely autobiographical fiction requires pure invention. Nobody ever wrote a more auto biographical story than “The Metamorphosis”.
7. You see more sitting still than chasing after.
8. It’s doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction.
9. Interesting verbs are seldom very interesting.
10. You have to love before you can be relentless.
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The Edge (b. August 8): “I’m a musician, not a gunslinger.”
8 Aug
“Ultimately I’m interested in music. I’m a musician. I’m not a gunslinger. That’s the difference between what I do and what a lot of guitar heroes do.”
~ The Edge, b. 8 August 1961
Robin Williams (b. July 21): “You’re only given a little spark of madness…”
21 Jul
“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”
~ Robin Williams, b. 21 July 1951
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For an astrological analysis of Robin Williams’ life, see:
http://www.navamsa.com/?p=2019
Carlos Santana (b. July 20): “My job is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music.”
20 Jul
“My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.”
~ Carlos Santana, b. 19 July 1947
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