“When I'm working, I'm so narrowly focused on sound, language, rhythm, flow, that I rarely feel the emotion of the text. It's only after - long after - I've finished a piece that I can experience in any way its emotional charge.” WayFeelsLongI CanLanguageSoundEmotionPiecesEmotionalFlowFocusedFinishedRhythm Author:Taiye Selasi
“If you're focused on the friendship as its own reward, serendipitous stuff just happens. I know that sounds weird, but I can tell you for our 12 years of existence, it's actually how a lot of stuff happens.” IfsKnowsYearsI CanHappensStuffSoundExistenceRewardsFocusedStuff Happens Author:Tony Hsieh
“I do my job, and I do what I’m paid to do and I’m always prepared. I prepare by learning the text so well that when I show up, I’m relaxed and the performance sort of happens. Now whether that’s good or bad, I don’t know... Whatever I say is going to sound very egocentric and self centered anyway so I’d better shut up.” KnowsWellsSelfShowsJobsSoundPaidPreparedFocusedShut UpRelaxedSelf CenteredEgocentric Author:Anthony Hopkins
“You have to stay focused because a lot of things will break your confidence. But if you stay focused and want it bad enough you can achieve. I know that sounds like a PBS special, but it's true, straight up.” IfsKnowsWantEnoughSoundBreakAchieveSpecialFocusedStay FocusedStraight UpPbs Author:Chamillionaire