Impulse

I like quotes — lit­tle poignant phrases that float through my head, inspir­ing and direct­ing me. Mantras. Psalms. They’re all pretty much the same thing. Here are a few that tend to stay lodged in my consciousness:

“You can’t wait for inspi­ra­tion. You have to go after it with a club.“
 – Jack London

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“The only thing you must do is what you feel in your heart is true.“
 – Blues Traveler, Travelers and Thieves, Bagheera

“When you start play­ing, you’ll know whether it’s the right sound or not.“
 – John Pilafidis

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“Life’s too short to take seri­ously.“
 – Elliott Erwitt

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“If your pic­tures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.“
 – Robert Capa

“Do or do not; there is no try.“
 – Yoda

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“There’s a dif­fer­ence between know­ing the path and walk­ing the path.“
 – Morpheus, The Matrix