One thing that I think works ...

One thing that I think works in \'Casablanca\' and which I\'ve lectured a lot about - in terms of what I\'ve been trying to achieve as a designer - is the film\'s creation of its own form of reality.
One thing that I think works in 'Casablanca' and which I've lectured a lot about - in terms of what I've been trying to achieve as a designer - is the film's creation of its own form of reality.
 Ken Adam

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

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My mother and father were interested in the arts.
 Ken Adam
To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.
 Ken Adam