"At that point in life where your talent meets the needs of the world, that is where God wants you to be."
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"Never risk what you have and need for what we don't have and don't need."
"The world doesn’t need another opinion, they need another person taking action. So I take action because I see the call and respond."
"Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults."
"At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough. No record of it needs to be kept and you don't need someone to share it with or tell it to. When that happens — that letting go — you let go because you can."
"Kid, if You Need Booze or Drugs to Enjoy Your Life to the Fullest, You're Doing It Wrong."
"A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army."
"The only help I need to live, is unprofessional. The only wealth I have to give, is not material. And if you need much more than that, I'm not available."
"I need not pause to explain that crime is not a disease. It is criminology that is a disease."
"That which needs to be proved cannot be worth much."
"If your customer base is aging with you, then eventually you are going to become obsolete or irrelevant. You need to be constantly figuring out who are your new customers and what are you doing to stay forever young."
"What’s yours? How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide? That’s all you have to figure out."
"There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward."
"If you need me or my help I will help you, whatever path you may follow. For me there is no difference. All paths lead to the same goal, that is, to realize the Divine."
"Sometimes we have to step out of our comfort zones. We have to break the rules. And we have to discover the sensuality of fear. We need to face it, challenge it, dance with it."
"When you surrender to what is and so become fully present, the past ceases to have any power. You do not need it anymore. Presence is the key. Now is the key."
"Start using your wings; they need some exercise."
"Don’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Act because you need to act"
"Art is an intersection of many human needs."
"The world will knock you down plenty. You don't need to be doing it to yourself."