It had rained on some vivid green ferns in Maine and it was quite beautiful. I was moving the camera slightly and studying the ground glass. Looking at those 20 square inches, trying to find out just what were the right elements to include.
If you do not create your destiny, you will have your fate inflicted upon you.
Life moves forward. The old leaves wither, die and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into the light.
In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.
Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to see farther.
The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.
Every failure is a step to success.
A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.
I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. It’s okay if you have to leave us. It’s okay if you want to stop fighting.
See every difficulty as a challenge, a stepping stone, and never be defeated by anything or anyone.
I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
Forgiveness means letting go of the past.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?
If you don't hurry up and let life know what you want, life will damned soon show you what you'll get.
A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push it.
Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.
Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can.
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
We are also fortunate in being in quite a sheltered environment, in terms of people moving on to do other things, because there are relatively few companies in Scotland that are looking for the skill set that we've developed.
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
For me the most moving moment came when I first started working on 2001. I was already in awe of him, and he had very much already become Stanley Kubrick by the time the film started.
I had one year of struggle. My parents were always there, but I didn't want to rely on them. Now it's moving pretty fast. I'm not rich, but obviously this is fantastic. All I know to do with money is put it in a shoebox anyway.
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