#mat

Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#anything #away #because #began #benefits

Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#capacity #empathize #enables #envision #experiences

The days when you needed amazing Silicon Graphics machines to run animation software are gone now. ↗

— Dave Rowntree

#animation #days #gone #graphics #machines

Yes, actually. Animation's a very easy thing to watch on tour. ↗

— Dave Rowntree

#animation #easy #easy thing #thing #tour

You should always feel confident in everything you wear, no matter what trend you fit or don't fit into. ↗

— Rachel Roy

#confident #everything #feel #fit #into

The individual who signs the check has the ultimate power. ↗

— Jerry Rubin

#individual #power #signs #ultimate #ultimate power

I was somewhat out of place among my classmates; I could not be as bohemian as they were. ↗

— Erno Rubik

#bohemian #classmates #could #i #out

Leaders at the highest levels of our government are undertaking a deliberate and systematic effort to redefine our government, our economy and our country. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#deliberate #economy #effort #government #highest

Selling a book or story has never become absolutely automatic for me. ↗

— Rudy Rucker

#automatic #become #book #me #never

I conclude where I began, I was elected by the people of Australia to do a job. I was not elected by the factional leaders of Australia, of the Australian Labor Party to do a job - though they may be seeking to do a job on me, that's a separate matter. The challenge therefore is to honour the mandate given to me by the Australian people. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#australian #began #by the people #challenge #conclude