the ecosystem often forgets a simple truth: audiences don't necessarily reject stars who've stumbled; they reject stars who look like they're coasting. They can smell hesitation. They can sense when (someone) is trying to recover instead of trying to win. 

There's a difference between a star returning and a star reclaiming. Returning is about being seen again. Reclaiming is about taking the room back with conviction so loud that even sceptics stop debating and start watching.

- Bollywood Hungama

Prepare because Future has its own plans

Action is the antidote to despair.

Invest in preparedness, not in prediction.
- Nassim Taleb

Past should not stop future

There's really no reason why inertia and inefficiency need to be endemic.
- Mark Sommerfield in a medium blog

Use Compass not map

Navigating the geography of a creative life requires a compass — not a map