“The growth that an artist seeks is a fine combination of mastering craft, garnering an audience, maintaining one's mental health, and working mightily from a ever-expanding base of experience.” ArtistGrowthAudienceFineMental HealthCraftsCombinationExpandingMaintaining Book:Affirmations for Artists Source: Affirmations for Artists
“If the United States haven't grown poets, on any scale of grandeur, it is certain that they import, print, and read more poetry than any equal number of people elsewhere -- probably more than the rest of the world combined. Poetry (like a grand personality) is a growth of many generations -- many rare combinations. To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.” PeopleIfsWorldStatesCertainGrowthUnitedNumbersUnited StatesAudienceGenerationsHavensPoetPersonalityEqualScalesCombinationPrintElsewhereGrandeurImportsGreat Poet Book:Delphi Complete Works of Walt Whitman (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Walt Whitman (Illustrated)
“An idea is only an idea if it causes unease, debate and reflection. By that standard, Thomas Homer-Dixon's concept of an 'ingenuity gap' is truly a new idea. I can think of no other new concept that so fully condenses all of the challenges we face as a human civilization than the 'ingenuity gap'. Homer-Dixon has found a way to unite all of our concerns about economics, war, population growth, complexity, etc. under a single heading. He is one of an elite group of academics who can write for a mass audience.” IfsThinkingWayWritingHumansI CanIdeasWarFacesFoundCausesGrowthChallengesAudienceGroupsCivilizationMassStandardsReflectionConceptsConcernEconomicsPopulationDebateComplexityEtcGapsElitesNew IdeasHeadingsIngenuityPopulation GrowthHuman CivilizationChallenges We Face Author:Robert D. Kaplan
“I have a very healthy growth of both head and facial hair. People always want to attribute further superhuman powers to me. It's funny the way the audience really seems to want me, Nick the actor, to exhibit the same machismo as Ron Swanson.” PeopleWayWantSeemsActorsGrowthAudienceHairHealthyAttributesWant MeExhibitsSuperhumanFacialMachismoFacial HairSuperhuman Powers Author:Nick Offerman
“But if you stagnate, the growth is over. I have done many comedy films. Success of films like Partner, Singh is Kinng gets you to a very wide audience reach. But for greater gains, you need to take greater gambles. If it works, you get respect and recognition.” IfsNeedsDoneFilmGrowthAudienceComedyGreaterGainsWidePartnersRecognitionGambleSingh Author:Katrina Kaif