“so whatever you want to do, just do it… Making a damn fool of yourself is absolutely essential.”

— Gloria Steinem

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Gloria Steinem 97

American feminist and journalist 1934

Sheri S. Tepper book Grass

Source: Grass (1989), Chapter 7 (pp. 140-141)

“It is a big mistake to think that the best way to express yourself is to do whatever you want, acting as you please. This is not expressing yourself. If you know what to do exactly, and you do it, then you can express yourself fully.”

Shunryu Suzuki (1904–1971) Japanese Buddhist missionary

Express Yourself Fully (page 8)
Not Always So, practicing the true spirit of Zen (2002)

“Whatever you say, old boy. Just look after yourself. And whatever you do, don't swallow the gum!”

Anthony Horowitz book Skeleton Key

Source: Skeleton Key

“You don't need someone else's approval to do what you want; just figure it out and do it, damn it!”

Megan Mullally (1958) American actress

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“Whatever the director asks me to do, I will do and make him happy. I’m a fool.”

Brigitte Lin (1954) Taiwanese actress

As quoted in "Brigitte Lin: ‘In All My Movies, There Is Something of Myself’" in Film Doo (21 May 2018) https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/archive/catalogue/2018/intervista-con-brigitte-lin/?IDLYT=31711

“I'm only warming up. I had a fantastic season, I proved age is just a number, Everything is in your head. Whatever you want to do you will do it. It's a master mind game. If I want to make it I'll make it. If I want to do it I'll do it.”

Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981) Swedish association football player

Talking about his age doesn't affect his game http://www.espn.in/football/soccer-transfers/story/2880702/zlatan-ibrahimovic-has-made-choice-amid-manchester-united-talk
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