Have you ever stopped to think what fun this business of living can be? If you haven't, and if you are one of those who insist upon believing that life is humdrum, grim and boring, then I'm afraid this department is not for you. For I don't believe any such thing. I know that we can all free ourselves and live our lives fully, zestfully and joyfully!
Interpretation
Life can be enjoyable and fulfilling if we choose to see it that way.
In this quote, Dorothy Draper emphasizes the importance of perspective in experiencing life. She challenges the notion that life is dull and encourages individuals to embrace the possibility of joy and excitement. Draper believes that by freeing ourselves from negative thoughts, we can fully engage in the vibrant and fun aspects of living. This perspective invites us to appreciate life in all its richness and to actively participate in our own happiness.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire employees to embrace challenges with a positive mindset.
You don't have to know anything about a subject as long as you use common sense and imagination, plus enthusiasm! I use all periods of design in my work, for, after all, decorative styles are simply indications of a manner of living.
You don't sell a commodity, you sell joy, gaiety, excitement. You aim at people's hearts, not their minds.
Only if I reach 100 years old will I write a very complete autobiography. Not before.
Everybody burns out in this world; amateur, pro, it doesn't matter, they all burn out, they all get hurt, the OK guys and the not-OK guys both. That's why everybody takes out a little insurance. I've got some too, here at the bottom of the heap. That way, you manage to survive if you burn out. If you're all by yourself and don't belong anywhere, you go down once, and you're out. Finished.
Adoption was such a positive alternative to abortion, a way to save one life and brighten two more: those of the adoptive parents.
My bones are ringing the way sometimes people say their ears are ringing, I'm so tired.
You'll never see a U-Haul behind a hearse. ... Now, I've been blessed to make hundreds of millions of dollars in my life. I can't take it with me, and neither can you. It's not how much you have but what you do with what you have.
Pain is a part of being alive, and we need to learn that. Pain does not last forever, nor is it necessarily unbeatable, and we need to be taught that.
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