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“Empathy is first an act of imagination.” – @fchimero http://t.co/YdD3zl96jU (via @ninakix @collabfund

“Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own.” - Bruce Lee

"If you’re not provocative in some way, how can you possibly stand out to inspire someone else? This is a time for you to choose what it is you do with the inevitable reactions of encouragement, criticism, or resentment you will receive as you discover, share and grow. Take from each experience and move in a direction where you invest and receive value that inspires you and those around you. This is a time to be your own hero…to both inspire and be inspired. “The impact of your work is the result of the balance you place on reacting to, learning from, and transcending teachers, critics and supporters... "Change happens to you and because of you. It is what perpetually happens next that defines your character and ultimately your legacy. This is your time." - Brian Solis

"We live our lives according to stories. About being Irish or being black. About working hard or shooting heroin. Being male or female. And we spend our lives looking for evidence -- facts and proof -- that support our story. As a writer, you just recognize that part of human nature. Each time you create a character, you look at the world as that character, looking for the details that make that reality the one true reality." (Chuck Palahnick) http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction