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Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling.

Jim Henson

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Jim Henson
Age: 53 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 24
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
Actor
Animator
Film Director
Film Producer
Puppeteer
Screenwriter
Television Director
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Greenville
Mississippi
James Maury Henson
Joyous
Fulfilling
Meant
Fun
Life

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Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child you have stolen, for my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom as great. You have no power over me!
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Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college and then fairly soon thereafter I settled into the backstage scenery, and then at the University of Maryland I was doing posters for their productions.
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I don't want'a die... I have other plans!
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I guess I was wrong when I said I never promised anyone. I promised me.
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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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When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television show would we like to do. We felt the need these days are for some quality children's programming.
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No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style.
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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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Who said that every wish would be heard and answered when wished on an evening star? Somebody thought of it and someone believed it, and look what its done so far.
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Do the jobs you like least first. It makes each successive job easier.
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Take what you got and fly with it.
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If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to.
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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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Somebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so there will be several of them.
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The beauty of nature has been one of the great inspirations in my life.
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(Lisa Henson about her father) He admired the job of the man who walks along the road picking up trash with a long stick. He thought that guy had a great job, walking along with a stick, enjoying the road, and doing only good in the world, with hundreds of small actions.
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There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in television, most local stations had a midday show for housewives that had a series of things. It was like a variety show for midday.
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It all ends in one of two ways: either someone gets eaten or something blows up.
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I believe that life is basically a process of growth-that we go through many lives, choosing those situations and problems that we will learn through.
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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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