“I don't remember my dreams. I'm one of those weird people. I know there are tricks and things you can do, but I never remember my dreams.” PeopleKnowsDreamRememberCan DoTricksWeird People Author:Jayma Mays
“I learned the tricks... If you want to do academic things, you can do them. It is not difficult. Yet it is from this difficulty - the mistakes and dead ends - that artists develop, not through the quick solutions and not from something you learn and apply.” IfsWantEndsArtistDifficultCan DoMistakeSolutionsDifficultyTricksAcademicDead Ends Author:Isamu Noguchi
“No one can tell me what to do on my skateboard. My skateboard is my safe spot. I can learn tricks, I can have fun, I can do whatever I want on my skateboard.” WantI CanFunCan DoSafeTricksSpotsHaving Fun Author:Ryan Sheckler
“At Wal-Mart, a co-worker once advised me that, although I had a lot to learn, it was also important not to "know too much," or at least never to reveal one's full abilities to management, because "the more they think you can do, the more they'll use you and abuse you." My mentors in these matters were not lazy; they just understood that there are few or no rewards for heroic performance. The trick lies in figuring out how to budget your energy so there'll be some left over for the next day.” ThinkingKnowsImportantMatterUseLyingNextEnergyLeftCan DoAbilityToo MuchUnderstoodPerformancesAbuseManagementRewardsWorkersTricksBudgetsLazyHeroicMentorNext DayCo Worker Author:Barbara Ehrenreich
“The trick is to combine your waking rational abilities with the infinite possibilities of your dreams. Because, if you can do that, you can do anything.” IfsDreamCan DoAbilityPossibilityInfiniteTricksRationalYour DreamsWakingInfinite PossibilitiesWaking Life Author:Richard Linklater
“You can go to India and you can see gurus go into samadhi. But when they come out of samadhi, they're nasty. They're egocentric. They don't have a deep regard or understanding of what life is. It's just a little trick they can do, a one-trick pony.” LittlesLife IsUnderstandingCan DoIndiaRegardTricksNastyGuruSamadhiEgocentricPonies Author:Frederick Lenz
“You will say these are very small sins... [But] it does not matter how small the sins are provided that their cumulative effect is to edge the man away from the Light and out into the Nothing. Murder is no better than cards if cards can do the trick. Indeed, the safest road to Hell is the gradual one--the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts” IfsMenDoeMatterLightCan DoSinHellEffectsHe ManMurderEdgesTricksCardsGentleSlopesMilestoneCumulativeScrewtape LettersSignposts Author:C. S. Lewis
“I can juggle, not well... I can balance a broom on my chin. I can do very simple carny tricks, a little sleight of hand with cards and coins.” WellsLittlesI CanHandsCan DoSimpleBalanceTricksCardsCoinsChinsBroomsSleight Of HandCarnies Author:Rich Sommer
“That wall is your mind playing tricks on you. You just need to say, 'One more step, I can do this. I have more in me.' You'll be so proud of yourself once you push yourself past your threshold.” NeedsMindI CanPastCan DoStepsWallProudTricksThresholdPush YourselfProud Of YouI Can Do ThisProud Of YourselfMind Playing Author:Kerri Walsh
“Whenever I'm in need of inspiration and mantras, I go straight to simple affirmations. 'I am strong', 'I am brave', 'I can do this' and 'I'm awesome'. Whatever you put after 'I am', you will become. 'I am' are the two most powerful words, so make sure what you say after 'I am' is what you want to experience. It's like a magic trick.” WantNeedsI CanTwoInspirationStrongCan DoSimplePowerfulMagicBraveWhat You WantTricksMost PowerfulAffirmationMantrasI Am StrongI Can Do ThisMagic TricksPowerful Words Author:Jason Mraz
“There are a lot of little tricks you can do to inject a bit more time into the day. Most important is limiting yourself to a 40 hour week, not working 50 hours or 60 or 70. It's just crazy. It's actually irresponsible to you and irresponsible to your family and friends. Why should your employer's profits be more important than your own family? You're not even going to get any of the profits - all you get is not losing your job. It's a very negative system.” ShouldLittlesImportantJobsBitsCan DoHoursWeekCrazyLosingNegativeProfitTricksOur FamilyMore TimeFamily And FriendsEmployersIrresponsibleLimiting Yourself Author:Tom Hodgkinson