When I was a monk, as you might imagine, we did a lot of self-reflection, and at one point my teacher asked a group of us to rate how much we were struggling with our minds on a scale of one to ten. Our work was intense, and we all gave
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“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”
― A Moveable Feast
― A Moveable Feast
“Start the man, and I'll start the same day for some other newspaper and beat him.”
― The Complete Works of Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and More
― The Complete Works of Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and More
“From eating at El Pollo Loco salsa bar to the Golden Globes buffet, I managed to stumble through this journey with the perseverance of an immigrant and the mindset of an American. I learned to thrive on being uncomfortable to pursue what I loved. The English language was uncomfortable, so I studied BET until it became my natural tongue. Doing stand-up was uncomfortable, so I hung out at the Comedy Palace until it became my second home. Auditions were uncomfortable, so I spent six hundred bucks a month on acting classes while I slept in some dude's living room for three hundred bucks until acting became my profession. I never looked at these challenges as barriers; I saw them as opportunities to grow. I'd rather try to pursue my dream knowing that I might fail miserably than to have never tried at all. That is How to American.”
― How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents
― How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents
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