By Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.
Learn about the power of your dreams…
I don’t dream at night, I dream all day; I dream for a living. – Steven Spielberg
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. – John Barrymore
All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together. – Jack Kerouac
All men of action are dreamers. – James Huneker
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney
All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams. – Elias Canetti
Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be. – Joy Page
Dream in a pragmatic way. – Aldous Huxley
Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets. – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Dreams are necessary to life. – Anais Nin
Dreams are the touchstones of our character. – Henry David Thoreau
Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. – Anais Nin
Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet. – Victor Hugo
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. – Harriet Tubman
Everybody’s a dreamer. – John Lithgow
I challenge you to be dreamers; I challenge you to be doers and let us make the greatest place in the world even better. – Brian Schweitzer
I don’t use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough. – M. C. Escher
I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams. – Madonna
Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together. – Eugene Ionesco
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours. – Henry David Thoreau
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
- Les Brown
In dreams begins responsibility. – William Butler Yeats
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. – Erma Bombeck
Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it. – George Lucas
When your heart is in your dreams, no request is too extreme. – Jiminy Cricket
Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. – Langston Hughes
It may be that those who do most, dream most. – Stephen Butler Leacock
We are such stuff / As dreams are made on
- William Shakespeare
Don’t ever let someone tell you, you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. – Steven Conrad
The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.
- Swami Vivekanada
In dreams begin responsibilities. – William Butler Yeats
I have spread my dreams beneath your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
- William Butler Yeats
Is this is a dream? O, if it be a dream,
Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Without a dream you’ll not get anywhere. – Kofi Annan
The center of every man’s existence is a dream. – G.K. Chesterton
Keep true to the dreams of thy youth. – Friedrich von Schiller
They say dreams are the windows of the soul–take a peek and you can see the inner workings, the nuts and bolts. – Henry Bromel
We need men who can dream of things that never were. – John F. Kennedy
Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. – John Updike
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just to realize them. – Man Ray
The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance – and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. – Oprah Winfrey
Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. – Henry David Thoreau
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt
A dream is a wish your heart makes. – Cinderella
Copyright 2012 Sarkis Media LLC
Read moreA very interesting read for all DJ’s and especially non-DJ’s out there. Follow this gospel and you will make our lives easier!
Or if you prefer you can simply read the list here:
100 Reasons the DJ hates you…..
1. The song you are requesting is being played.
2. You ask for a song that nobody will dance to.
3. You tell the DJ he sucks just because he won’t play your song.
4. The only songs you know are line dances.
5. You want to hear every song by Britney Spears and Lady Gaga.
6. You complain that no one likes the song when the dance floor is full.
7. You think reserving a table turns the DJ into your own jukebox.
8. You ask to sing on the microphone like it’s karaoke night.
9. You want to hear your song next or your leaving.
10. You declare that you just got to the club so the DJ should play all the hits just for you.
11. Your sad face does not move the DJ into feeling sorry for you and playing your request.
12. You have no concept that the DJ accepts tips.
13. You come to the booth and ask the DJ if he is the DJ.
14. You ask the DJ if he plays any good music.
15. Your requests aren’t any where near the format the DJ plays.
16. You demand to hear your song because you are about to leave.
17. When we say we dont play a genre, you ask for more of that genre.
18. You keep asking what song is next.
19. You want to look at every song we have.
20. You don’t dance to your request, then ask for more.
21. You think the dance floor is a portrait studio.
22. You make silly poses at the DJ like you are DJing.
23. You are part of a bachelorette party.
24. You grab or touch equipment while the DJ is playing.
25. You are so drunk you think the DJ booth is the bar.
26. You stay buy the DJ booth hoping to pick up women.
27. You keep trying to tell the DJ your life story while we are mixing.
28. You think you know what everyone wants to hear.
29. You ask for a song to be played again 5 minutes after hearing it.
30. You say you know the owner/manager in an attempt to get a song played.
31. You ask for the same song everytime you are there.
32. You take pictures of the DJ without warning him of the flash.
33. Your so drunk you keep falling into the DJ booth.
34. You spill a drink on the DJ equipment.
35. You ask that the volume be turned down.
36. You keep trying to get the DJ to dance with you.
37. You tell the DJ what songs go together that don’t go together.
38. You stand by the DJ and stare awkwardly.
39. You think it’s cool to just stand on the dancefloor and text.
40. You have to talk louder than the music by the DJ booth.
41. You think the DJ booth is a coat check.
42. You offer to tip but never do.
43. You run ladies off the dance floor.
44. You wear so much cologne/perfume the DJ’s eyes water.
45. You ask us to play songs off your phone or download them.
46. You keep asking for a shout out all night long.
47. You want us to play a song you made.
48. You act like the DJ is your boyfriend when he is not.
49. You try to sing or hum the song you want to hear.
50. Instead of asking for a song you stick a phone in our face to show us.
51. You don’t know the song just the number on the CD.
52. You get all of your friends to ask for the same song that we won’t play.
53. You interrupt the DJ to get him to take your picture.
54. Your idea of good music isn’t.
55. You think old school means 5 year ago.
56. You ask when do we start to playing something crunk.
57. When you hear a slow jam you think it’s a signal to hump women like a dog.
58. If it isn’t hip hop you just call it techno.
59. You keep asking for requests after the club closes.
60. You know the DJ and text him requests to get you in the door.
61. You know the DJ is working and you call over and over expecting an answer.
62. You ask for a song and stay at the booth until the DJ plays it.
63. You fart by the DJ booth.
64. You want something faster but are requesting something slower.
65. You keep trying to fist bump and high five the DJ.
66. You say the other DJ always plays your song when there is no other DJ.
67. You act worse than a 5 year old in the club.
68. You say you are spending a ton of money and we should play your songs regardless.
69. You want an in-depth explanation on how the equipment works.
70. Your requests are more like demands.
71. You vomit in or around the DJ booth.
72. You tell the DJ how bad the song playing is , then request an even worse one.
73. You ask the DJ to play something with a beat.
74. You threaten to get the manager to make you play a song.
75. Your song was played but you want it again because you were in the bathroom.
76. You think booty shaking music is just any hip hop song.
77. You make up a birthday so you can hear you or your friends name on the mic.
78. You give the DJ a napkin filled with requests and no tip.
79. You complain that the DJ DID play your song.
80. You hug and kiss the DJ and leave with some other guy.
81. You think after a DJ plays your song that he will play every song you want.
82. You ask for a song all night then you leave in the middle of it.
83. You want people to move off the floor so you can dance like a jackass.
84. You ask the DJ to hand out flyers to another club.
85. You tell the DJ his job is becoming obsolete because of ipods.
86. You tell the DJ that they quit making vinyl and his job will vanish.
87. You say you have a huge group there wanting a song when you only have 3 people.
88. You tell the DJ that you DJ too, when we ask where, you say your bedroom.
89. When you ask the DJ if he takes requests, then you have no clue what you want.
90. You run around the club telling people you are the DJ.
91. You think knowing the DJ is sure to get songs played for people you know.
92. You think dry humping the DJ is sexy.
93. You keep asking if you can try and spin.
94. You keep stomping on the floor just to get attention.
95. You still think it’s cool to use your phone on the dance floor.
96. You spend more time updating your status online than dancing.
97. You ask the DJ to play something dirty.
98. You ask the DJ to play something you can dance to.
99. You throw up gang signs having no idea what they mean.
100. You are way too drunk.
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I have been fortunate enough to be djing alongside DJ Special K every Friday at one of Montreal’s hot spots; Macaroni Bar. Come by and see what the hype is all about.
Read moreHey everybody! Just letting you all know that there are some changes that are being made on my site, so I apologize if there are any small glitches in the next few days. Keep in mind as soon as these changes are fixed I will be updating my site daily with blog posts, and adding a new mix every second week or so. So stay tuned and thanks for all the great support.
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An ad I saw that really struck me. Artist Kurt Wenner is truly talented when it comes to street painting. It looks so realistic!
Website: www.kurtwenner.com
