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Scott Compton
Special user
Key West, FL
753 Posts
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Posted: Dec 30, 2009 8:24pm
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan
Magic is an art. I am merely a tour guide.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scott-Compton-Magician/160270640674735
"You are the magic" Jay Ose to Albert Goshman
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: May 18, 2010 2:41pm
Thanks so much everyone!
"What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?"
- Robert Schuller -
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Mr. Mystoffelees
Inner circle
I haven't changed anyone's opinion in
3360 Posts
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Posted: May 20, 2010 7:10am
My favorite inspiration is still Kipling's "If"...
As I felt the soft, cool mud squish between my toes, I thought "Man, these are not very good shoes" Jack Handey
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: May 26, 2010 3:36am
"There are two ways to get ahead in life... Put everyone else down OR lead everyone else forward..."
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Kent Wong
Inner circle
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2359 Posts
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Posted: May 27, 2010 12:03pm
"Never crush another man's dreams, because sometimes, dreams are all he has". It's so easy to be negative and critical of things.I keep this saying in mind all the time when talking with other people.
"If you shoot for the stars, you may land on the roof. But if you shoot for the roof, you will never leave the ground"
Kent
"Believing is Seeing"
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www.kentwongmagic.com
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: May 27, 2010 1:41pm
Nice post Kent, thanks!
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Jun 9, 2010 8:52pm
I love this one...
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
Marianne Williamson
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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SilvaAce
Regular user
Fargo, ND
157 Posts
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Posted: Jul 28, 2010 12:21pm
"Let me sleep in, and my day will be so much better!" Mine LOL
All you have to do to change your life, is to change your daily habits!
Carlos Silva
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Jerry
Veteran user
South Florida
362 Posts
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Posted: Sep 14, 2010 7:18pm
"Live every day like it's your last, one day you'll be right"
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Sep 14, 2010 9:35pm
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift, that's why it is called the Present."
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Feb 22, 2011 9:44am
"Smile and the World smiles with you!" 
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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harris
Inner circle
Harris Deutsch
6110 Posts
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Posted: May 13, 2011 9:33am
Tragedy + time = comedy
If it doesn't kill us, we can use it in a future routine. (h.deutsch)
and on the inside of Solomon's ring "This too shall pass".
Harris Deutsch
aka dr laugh
drlaugh4u@gmail.com
music, magic and marvelous toys
http://magician.org/member/drlaugh4u
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: May 17, 2011 2:32am
"Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." 
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Michael Rubinstein
V.I.P.
2540 Posts
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Posted: May 21, 2011 2:44pm
"If you never try, you will never know" - me
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: May 21, 2011 5:19pm
"Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling."
Margaret Lee Runbeck
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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harris
Inner circle
Harris Deutsch
6110 Posts
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Posted: May 24, 2011 2:07pm
Happiness is a by product of other actions. (author unknown)
When I am all wrapped up in me, I am a small package. (12 step saying)
When I am all wrapped up in me, I am overdressed. D.A. Deutsch
Harris Deutsch
aka dr laugh
drlaugh4u@gmail.com
music, magic and marvelous toys
http://magician.org/member/drlaugh4u
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Michael Rubinstein
V.I.P.
2540 Posts
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Posted: May 27, 2011 7:43pm
"The road to victory is lined with rivits of failure. " - me
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Michael Rubinstein
V.I.P.
2540 Posts
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Posted: May 27, 2011 7:44pm
"You will never become better at sailing if you learn on still waters" - Nick Swisher
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: May 30, 2011 11:41am
Just so everyone knows, I return to this thread every time I need to motivate myself.
It really does help. I sincerely hope it helps you too...
So... Thanks everyone for all your contributions here...
Really, really appreciated! 
I'll add one more...
"No matter all the wrong doings you may have done, it is always the right time to shed your skin and start anew. NO ONE is a bad person; just a person who will eventually become a very strong and wise individual."
Written in 2011 by Reiley Van Wagoner
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Jun 3, 2011 10:47am
“I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.”
Louisa May Alcott
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Jun 23, 2011 5:14am
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Jul 11, 2011 5:55pm
"Work like you don't need the money, love like you'll never get hurt, and dance like nobody's watching."
- Satchel Paige -
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Jul 24, 2011 5:05am
Dream like you will live forever, love like you will die tomorrow.
- Me -
Die trying than live regretting.
- Eva E. -
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 6:12am
I may not be perfect, but parts of me are pretty awesome!
- Unknown -
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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TomBoleware
Inner circle
Hattiesburg, Ms
1704 Posts
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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 9:59am
"The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter
their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be."
--William James
Tom Boleware
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Turk
Inner circle
Portland, OR
3375 Posts
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Posted: Aug 31, 2011 7:16am
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On 2011-05-13 09:33, Harris wrote:
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and on the inside of Solomon's ring "This too shall pass".
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Hmm,...I thought that this was written on his kidney stone.
Seriously,:
"You can never fully appreciate the height of the mountain until you have experienced the depth of the valley."
"There are no roses without thorns."
Keith Johnston on creativity (paraphrased by Turk): "Rather than view children as immature adults, perhaps it would be more productive to view adults as atrophied children." (This thought hit me in the gut when I first read it and it has stayed with me ever since.)
The above quote is from his book "Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre" in the section where he discusses creativity and spontaneity and how children seem to be born uninhibited and to be born with both creativity and spontaneity, and, that children, as they are taught and conditioned in school, they begin to learn how to cope in society, and, as a consequence with learning how to cope (and conform), they begin to lose both their creativity and spontaneity qualities as they get older and begin to approach adulthood.) (See: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0878301178?ie=UTF8&tag=approanxie-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0878301178 )
Keith's companion book, "Impro for Storytellers" appears to be a free (and legal?) download at: http://www.filestube.com/fkCluWcv5yTtrdxJ22RW0b/Keith-Johnstone-Impro-for-storytellers-B-amp-W.html The Table of Contents appears very interesting and food for thought.
Just, IMHO; your mileage may vary...and probably does.
Mike
Magic is a vanishing Art.
This must not be Kansas anymore, Toto.
Eschew obfuscation.
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Patrick Differ
Inner circle
far enough south to surprise you
1492 Posts
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Posted: Sep 2, 2011 12:42pm
Voyager, there are no bridges. One builds them as one goes.
Is that all there is? No! There must be something more. What else is there? What am I missing?
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Sep 18, 2011 2:02pm
Thanks everyone...
One more...
"Love like you'll never get hurt, Dance like no one is watching and Dream like you'll live forever..."
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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TomBoleware
Inner circle
Hattiesburg, Ms
1704 Posts
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Posted: Sep 19, 2011 2:59pm
"The reason people blame others is, there is only one other choice."
Tom
Tom Boleware
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Pakar Ilusi
Inner circle
4633 Posts
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Posted: Nov 2, 2011 12:37pm
It doesn't matter if they knock you down, so long as you get back up.
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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