You can't just be talented: You have to be terribly smart and energetic and ruthless. You also have to become necessary to people, by working hard and well and bringing more than your bones and your skin to the project. Don't just show up. Transform the work, yourself, and everybody around you. Be needed. Be interesting. Be something no one else can be--and consistently.

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I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old - or being young, for that matter.

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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.

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Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.

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Nobody owes anybody anything; it's up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.

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You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.

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You can’t change the music of your soul.

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Don't give in! Make your own trail. Don't moan. Don't complain. Think positively.

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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

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You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is yourself.

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