“Do You Want To? Quotes
Work freely and rollickingly as though you were talking to a friend who loves you. Mentally (at least three or four times a day) thumb your nose at all know-it-alls, jeerers, critics, doubters.
What others think about you is none of your business.
If you are going to be successful, you need to give up the phrase, "I can't" & all of its cousins, such as "I wish I were able to.
If you get clear on the what, the how will be taken care of.
It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be.
Families are great murderers of the creative impulsive, particularly husbands.
...writing is not a performance but a generosity.
Everybody is original, if he tells the truth, if he speaks from himself. But it must be from his *true* self and not from the self he thinks he *should* be.
You must take responsibility for removing I can't from your vocabulary.
...at last I understood that writing was this: an impulse to share with other people a feeling or truth that I myself had.
How you perceive yourself is how others will see you.
Of course, in fairness, I must remind you of this: that we writers are the most lily-livered of all craftsmen. We expect more, for the most peewee efforts, than any other people.
I hated the flashcards and I hated the multiplication tables, but I did enjoy the fact that my dad took time out of his schedule to help me in the areas in which I needed it.
A despairing arse will never produce a happy fart.
By encouraging the critic in themselves (the hater) they have killed the artist (the lover).
I’m beginning to think that the world is divided into two kinds of men: those you can marry and don’t want to
At least I understood that writing was this: an impulse to share with other people a feeling or truth that I myself had. Not to preach to them, but to give it to them if they cared to hear it.
Don't be afraid to make corrections, " Picchu said. "Don't be afraid to lend a hand." She fell silent, seeming to think for a moment. "And don't look down.
Talent helps, but it won't take you as far as ambition.
Someone threw a cabbage at William Howard Taft. That didn't bother Taft. He quipped, "I see that one of my adversaries has lost his head.
I wasn't only hurt by love. I was ruined too.
What to make of this man? He was proper. He was passionate. He had the public demeanor of an iceberg, but he kissed her as if she were his oasis in a vast, arid d
There was a moment of tenderness between them, and for a moment he experienced the most rare, ridiculous emotion- hope.
Salvation is not about proving the existence of God
Everyone knows how people who laugh easily create us by their laughter, --making us think of funnier and funnier things.
Nearly all rich an powerful people are not notably talented, educated, charming or good-looking. They become rich and powerful by wanting to be rich and powerful.
One often has to do what they have to do in order to do what they want to do
Concentrate on what you want to say to yourself and your friends. Follow your inner moonlight
Scared of words? I don't see why anybody ought to fear words. Words are tools
If you think you're unable to be on the cover of Time magazine, make it your business to be there.
If you think you're unable to be on the cover of Time magazine, make your business to be there.
High creativity is responding to situations without critical thought.' - John Cleese
God’s work.My work.God can find someone else to do my work.But no one can do God’s work.So, my work is to PRAY that God will do His work through my work.
...the best way to know the Truth or Beauty is to try to express it. And what is the purpose of existence Here or Yonder but to discover truth and beauty and express it, i.e., share it with others?
Don't look for the next opportunity. The one you have in hand is the opportunity.
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say infinitely when you mean very
We don’t drift in good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.
Expressing intense feelings usually portends better results than emotional detachment does.
Everyone’s perception is different
Do not covet your ideas. Give away everything you know and more will come back to you.
The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one
Believe something and the Universe is on its way to being changed. Because you've changed, by believing. Once you've changed, other things start to follow. Isn't that the way it works?