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• I was made a revolutionary in spite of myself… [A]ll creation presupposes as its origin a sort of appetite that is brought on by the foretaste of discovery. This foretaste of the creative art accompanies the intuitive grasp of an unknown entity that will not take definite shape except by the action of a constantly vigilant technique. This appetite that is aroused in me at the mere thought of putting in order musical elements that have attracted my attention is not at all a fortuitous thing like inspiration, but as habitual and periodic, if not constant, as a natural need... The very act of putting my work on paper, of, as we say, kneading the dough, is for me inseperable from the pleasure of creation. So far as I am concerned, I cannot seperate the spiritual effort from the psychological and physical effort; they confront me on the same level and do not present a hierarchy...What concerns us here is not imagination itself, but rather creative imagination: the facultyy that helps us to pass from the level of conception to the level of realization. In the course of my labors I suddenly stumble upon something unexpected. this unexpected element strikes me. I make note of it. At the proper time I put it to profitable use... The faculty of creating is never given to us all by itself. It always goes hand in hand with the gift of observation. And the true creator may be recognized by his ability always to find about him, in the commonest and humblest thing, items worthy of note... The least accident holds his interest and guides his operations. If his finger slips, he will notice it; on occasion, he may draw profit from something unforeseen that a momentary lapse reveals to him. One does not contrive an accident: one observes it to draw inspiration therefrom.

  ~ Igor Stravinsky Quotes from Creators on Creating

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• One of the fundamental differences between the Victim Orientation and this one [Creator] is where you put your focus of attention…For Victims, the focus is always on what they don’t want: the problems that seem constantly to multiply in their lives. They don’t want the person, condition, or circumstance they consider their Persecutor, and they don’t want the fear that leads to fight, flee or freeze reactions, either. Creators, on the other hand, place their focus on what they do want. Doing this, Creators still face and solve problems in the course of creating outcomes they want, but their focus remains fixed on their ultimate vision.

  ~ David Emerald Quotes from The Power of TED*

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• Do not pay too much attention to the advice or suggestions of those around you.

  ~ Wallace D. Wattles Quotes from The Science of Being Great

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• Attention is psychic energy, and like physical energy, unless we allocate some part of it to the task at hand, no work gets done.

  ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes from Good Business

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• Don't pay attention to the critics. Don't even ignore them.

  ~ Samuel Goldwyn Quotes

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• Forget the pain. Learn to endure. Focus your attention elsewhere.

  ~ Marlo Morgan Quotes from Mutant Message from Down Under

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• …the limitations of my endurance were expanded over and over. At times I felt that if I did not sit down I would collapse. Then something would happen to attract my attention…miraculously, the distraction always provided wings, carrying new strength, a second wind.

  ~ Marlo Morgan Quotes from Mutant Message from Down Under

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• Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.

  ~ Nadia Boulanger Quotes

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• There is one thing we can do, and the happiest people are those who an do it to the limit of their ability. We can be completely present. We can be all here. We can… give all our attention to the opportunity before us.

  ~ Mark Van Doren Quotes

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• You can rest assured that if you devote your time and attention to the highest advantage of others, the Universe will support you, always and only in the nick of time.

  ~ R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes

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