We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.

We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.

– Anais Nin

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If you are a hammer, everything is a nail.

If you are a hammer, everything is a nail.

– Abraham Maslow

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If everything was perfect, it wouldn’t be.

If everything was perfect, it wouldn’t be.

– Yogi Berra

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As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.

– Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done, and why. Then do it.

Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done, and why. Then do it.

– Robert A. Heinlein

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Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.

– Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will out burn the pain.

Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will out burn the pain.

– Joseph Campbell

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Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

– Marcel Proust

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Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

– Lyndon B. Johnson

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What inspires? What sparks creation?

There are as many answers to this as there are ideas. Leading clients through the ideation process is one of the several services we provide at Dawn. Often we use quotes to spark a discussion. We seek out quotes where the writer skillfully uses words to express and illuminate an idea in a powerful or provocative way. You’ll find some of our favorites here, including ones that have the power to alter a mindset. If you’re looking for a favorite author or a particular subject, use our search function to find these quotes from the illuminating nuggets we’ve collected.

 
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