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My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.
Jim Henson
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Jim Henson
Age: 53 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 24
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
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The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from more than what you tell them. They don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.
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The beauty of nature has been one of the great inspirations in my life.
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We see with our eyes. We know with our hearts. Outside...Inside.
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Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling.
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Follow your enthusiasm. It's something I've always believed in. Find those parts of your life you enjoy the most. Do what you enjoy doing.
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I think if you study--if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else.
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It all ends in one of two ways: either someone gets eaten or something blows up.
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Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.
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There's not a word yet, for old friends who've just met.
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I've never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we're all friends. We're all good friends.
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Do the jobs you like least first. It makes each successive job easier.
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A film is not done by one person. It's done by a lot of people. I love this whole collaborative aspect. When it works well, you end up with something better than any of us started out to do.
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I don't know exactly where ideas come from, but when I'm working well ideas just appear. I've heard other people say similar things - so it's one of the ways I know there's help and guidance out there. It's just a matter of our figuring out how to receive the ideas or information that are waiting to be heard.
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Take what you got and fly with it.
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