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Derek Sivers Quotes: The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Sometimes the task at hand covers both bases, but not often.
         

The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Sometimes the task at hand covers both bases, but not often.


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The single most important thing is to make people happy. If you are making people happy, as a side effect, they will be happy to open up their wallets and pay you.



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