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.
We never think that our mothers will die. It was like suddenly an abyss opened at my feet - I was standing on nothing. It was the strangest thing. Her passing away ripped the solidity out of the world.
I wasn't prepared for death. Nobody is. You lose someone you love more than you love yourself, and you get a crash course in mortality. You lie awake night after night, wondering if you really believe in heaven and hell and finding all kinds of reasons to cling to faith, because you can't bear to believe they aren't out there somewhere, a few whispered words of a prayer away.
Why should I be weary when every cell of my body is bursting with life?
In the summer of 1988, my father took me up to look at the remains of our home, the dream house that he'd built. It was my first time since our family left four years earlier. Political and obscene graffiti covered the half-torn walls. There was no ceiling and surprisingly no floor: the parquet, the stone, the marble, all looted.
I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short.
Yeah, that's funny, huh?...Something hurts you real bad and you get used to it. Like being hurt becomes part of who you are.
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