#stepping stone

People don't understand that that's really what it is. They're looking for a magic phone number or something. And to a certain extent, I understand that, because comedy is treated so much as a stepping stone by a lot of people. ↗

— Todd Barry

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You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. ↗

— Johnny Cash

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I don't see my show as a stepping stone to something else like some people, who get a job then have a foot out the door looking for their next job. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

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If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered. ↗

— Roger von Oech

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I never wanted to be a model. My modelling career was nothing but a stepping stone to my acting career and that's all I ever saw it as. A pointless rock in the river that has to be stepped on in order to get to the meaningful oasis of acting. ↗

— Halle Berry

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