Michelle Phan My dad and I had been close – he called me Tuyet Bang, Vietnamese for ‘avalanche,’ because of my nonstop energy. I took a lot from him, like being a risk taker, and I know how much he loved my mother. – Michelle Phan Avalanche Quotes Bang Quotes Called Quotes Close Quotes Dad Quotes Energy Quotes Lot Quotes Loved Quotes Mother Quotes Nonstop Quotes Risk Quotes Taker Quotes Tuyet Quotes Vietnamese Quotes As my YouTube following grew, I was soon earning as much from advertising revenue as from waiting tables, so I quit my job. My boss thought I was crazy, which just made me more determined. In 2012, four years and 200 videos later, my channel was so successful that Google offered me $1 million to create 20 hours of content. Seven years ago, in my first semester at college, the professors handed out MacBook Pros. With mine, I filmed a seven-minute tutorial on ‘natural makeup’ – just me, my laptop, and a cup of coffee. When, a week later, it clocked 40,000 Web views, I knew people were connecting with it, so I kept going. That moment changed my life.
Billy Sherwood I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record… So I was just writing songs. – Billy Sherwood
ForgivenessLewis B Smedes Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness. – Lewis B Smedes
Rachel Johnson Don’t worry about never having time to write. Just write what you can in the time you do have and give yourself a big clap on the back, followed by a double latte and a blueberry muffin. – Rachel Johnson
Ice Cube I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen. – Ice Cube
Angie Martinez Sometimes I may come off like I know what I’m doing or I’m confident, but I’m not always. – Angie Martinez
Emily Watson As actors, we went where we wanted to, and the camera followed us: it was like having another person in the room. There was no formal structure to the process. It was very liberating. – Emily Watson
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