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Play enables us to rearrange our capacities and our very identity so that they can be used in unforeseen ways


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Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.

Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.



The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.

The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.



Improvisation is intuition in action, a way to discover the muse and learn to respond to her call.

Improvisation is intuition in action, a way to discover the muse and learn to respond to her call.



The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it.

The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it.



Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits yield intensity. When we play... by our self-chosen rules, we find that containment of strength amplifies strength.

Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits yield intensity. When we play... by our self-chosen rules, we find that containment of strength amplifies strength.



The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.



Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of ones chosen form.

Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of ones chosen form.



To do anything artistically you have to acquire technique, but create through your technique and not with it.

To do anything artistically you have to acquire technique, but create through your technique and not with it.



Surrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever fresh.

Surrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever fresh.



Any action can be practiced as an art, as a craft, or as drudgery.

Any action can be practiced as an art, as a craft, or as drudgery.





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You can't compare eras. But drivers of each era adapt to the needs and climate of their time. There are good and bad points to every era of the sport. I'm not really nostalgic about the past.

You can't compare eras. But drivers of each era adapt to the needs and climate of their time. There are good and bad points to every era of the sport. I'm not really nostalgic about the past.



How many amoebas does it take to screw in a light bulb? One, no two! No four! ...no eight!

How many amoebas does it take to screw in a light bulb? One, no two! No four! ...no eight!



Many small people, in small places, doing small things can change the world.

Many small people, in small places, doing small things can change the world.



Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.



When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.



In families, there are no crimes beyond forgiveness.

In families, there are no crimes beyond forgiveness.



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I'd love to do situation comedy - it's the best job in show business.



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Unless you photograph what you love, you're not going to make good art.




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