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“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”

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“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”

— Einstein

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Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant ; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter ; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble ; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs ; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is ; many persons strive for high ideals ; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars ; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata (1952)

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What she says: I’m fine

What she means: The greatest part of ‘La La Land’ is that Sebastian never truly gets over Mia, even with five years and her marriage separating them; he remains alone after her successful audition and goes on to fund his own dream (which is successful but nowhere near the heights of her personal fame), but the epilogue reveals that he regrets his choices in life and believes he should’ve tossed aside his own dreams in order to fully support hers. 99% of the time, it’s expected that the female character has to drop her dreams in order to support her love interest’s (and they actually played with that, in Seb inviting her to come with the band to Idaho two weeks before her show premiered), and the fact that they defied expectations and made it about her and what she wanted, rather than just succumbing to helping him and his desires, makes the bittersweetness of the ending more profound