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The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools

The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the imagination. The greater the will, the greater the secret failure. – Ben Okri

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One of the greatest gifts my father gave me – unintentionally – was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man. – Ben Okri

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Courage
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I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing Famished Road, which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. – Ben Okri

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Change
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Dont despair too much if you see beautiful things destroyed, if you see them perish. Because the best things are always growing in secret. – Ben Okri

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best
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Failure
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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. – Jim Rohn

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Failure

If you dont stand for something, youll fall for anything. – Steve Bartkowski

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Failure

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity. – Gary Ryan Blair

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The smart thing in the art world is to have one good idea and never have another. – Brian Eno

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I have never been afraid to stand up to the leadership on issues where we disagree. If you chose to keep Cambridge Labour, then I can continue to press the Government for the things that matter to you, in a way that members of the opposition are unable to. – Anne Campbell

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Kids are brought into show business because they are cute and see truth and theyre very bright. But theres a sense of doing it because you want the adults to be approving of you. You want to make them happy. – Anna Chlumsky

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I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isnt something left in life of charm and grace. – Margaret Mitchell

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