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Do the jobs you like least first. It makes each successive job easier.
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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Television Director
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James Maury Henson
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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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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 guess I was wrong when I said I never promised anyone. I promised me.
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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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All of a sudden you realise that you are the person who has control of your life.
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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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[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.
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My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.
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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 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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Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.
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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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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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We see with our eyes. We know with our hearts. Outside...Inside.
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If our 'message' is anything, it's a positive approach to life. That life is basically good. People are basically good.
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Do everything at 100 percent of its potential and never accept second best.
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Television is basically teaching whether you want it to or not.
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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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