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"Try to be better than yourself.' – William Faulkner, writer

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. – William Faulkner, writer

"When it feels scary to jump, that is exactly when you jump. Otherwise you end up staying in the same place your whole life."

"When it feels scary to jump, that is exactly when you jump.  Otherwise you end up staying in the same place your whole life." A Most Violent Year (2014) Abl Morales(Oscar Isaac)

"Don't let the world outside cheapen your gifts."

"Don't let the world outside cheapen your gifts." Being Julia (2004)  Michael Gosselyn(Jeremy Irons)

One Clear Idea

"The more beautifully you shape your work around one clear idea, the more meanings audiences will discover in your film as they take your idea and follow its implications into every aspect of their lives."   - Robert McKee