I was honored, humbled (and totally psyched!) to be asked by Carnegie Hall to give closing remarks and a toast to Philip Glass for the Young Patrons Program, The Notables, at Mr. Glass’ 75th Birthday celebration and US Premiere of his 9th Symphony at Carnegie Hall
Don’t be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying yes begins things. Saying yes is how things grow. Saying yes leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes.
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| — | Stephen Colbert (via thatkindofwoman) |
I found that every single successful person I’ve ever spoken to had a turning point and the turning point was where they made a clear, specific, unequivocal decision that they were not going to live like this anymore. Some people make that decision at 15 and some people make it at 50 and most never make it at all.
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| — | Brian Tracy (via inspiri) |
