If you can channel the best part of you that is bigger than yourself, where it’s not about your ego and not about getting ahead, then you can have fun and you aren’t jealous of others. You see other people's talent as another branch of your own. You can keep it rooted in joy. Life is long and there are plenty of opportunities to make mistakes. The point of it all is to learn. Ethan Hawke
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The quote "If you can channel the best part of you that is bigger than yourself, where it’s not about your ego and not about getting ahead, then you can have fun and you aren’t jealous of others. You see other people's talent as another branch of your own. You can keep it rooted in joy." was said by Will Smith in the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness." In this quote Will emphasizes that when you are able to channel your charisma, confidence and determination into telling good stories, people will relate to it and want to hear more. The best story-tellers don't care about getting ahead. They care about telling the best stories and making sure everyone else feels like they got a piece of the story.

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