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No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style.
Jim Henson
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Jim Henson
Age: 53 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 24
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
Actor
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Film Producer
Puppeteer
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Television Producer
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Greenville
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James Maury Henson
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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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The beauty of nature has been one of the great inspirations in my life.
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All of a sudden you realise that you are the person who has control of your life.
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If anything, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in the US.
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Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it.
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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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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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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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Do the jobs you like least first. It makes each successive job easier.
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