John Patrick Quotes

Whatever you do in terms of telling a story, the most important thing that you can define is who you are.

Theatre is the safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done.

There are people who...tell you that the light in your heart is a weakness. Don't believe it! It's an old tactic of cruel people to kill kindness in the name of virtue.

I'd like to thank everybody who ever punched or kissed me in my life and everybody who I ever punched or kissed.

Everything is painful, so why not be honest about the pain?

I think that certainty is a closed door, It's the end of the conversation. Doubt is an open door.

Where the terror is, you must go.

When I write a screenplay - and I think this is true for a lot of people - you direct the movie. Thats what writing a screenplay is.

I have doubts! I have such doubts!

Monogamy is like a 40-watt bulb. It works, but its not enough.

In life, we choose whether or not we want to be a winner or a loser.

[To Aquinas] the senses are what we have in common with dumb animals. ... Our better part [is] the mind ... and [its] intellectual contemplation.

A proponent of the big bang theory, at least if he is an atheist, must believe that the matter of the universe came from nothing and by nothing.

Trying to lead an interesting life, a fruitful life, is a big challenge.

dear god, whose name i do not know. thank you for my life. i forgot... how BIG... thank you. thank you for my life.

In life, we choose whether or not we want to be a winner or a loser. To be a winner, we must devote time and hard work. To be a loser you do nothing, and that's exactly what you will get, nothing.

[To Aquinas] the intellect [stands] at the summit of ... the human soul.

Belief in yourself comes from a positive attitude that sees life as worth living and that you have a wonderful part to play in it.

The greatest power in the world is choice.

Deadlines give us the sense that we are really on our way and that we will achieve the goal – soon!

Those who have learned to behave as winners always end up winners.

People who achieve the greatest success are the people who have the most fun getting there.

On the journey to achievement, you must be learning all the time.

Your thoughts, the way you think is the most powerful influence in your life.

Those who care how they look care how they live and they will be the achievers.

Reading is one of the greatest gifts given to humankind.

No matter how you choose to act, that is the person you will become.

How we talk effects our lives in two very important ways. It shows how we think of others and how we think of ourselves. The fascinating thing is they always run together.

There is a wonderful power that comes when you know that someone will achieve something great due to your help.

On your journey to achievement, you should never be without good positive materials and people who will encourage you, excite you and give you a reason to move forward.

Books have the power to change and transform your life like few other things you have.

Anyone who is so busy that they do not have time to enjoy what life has for them are just too busy.

Stop making excuses of why you can’t or how hard it is and start making your life matter.

Always remember, success leaves clues.

Always our action counts for our success, not our time.

Here is the truth: The journey to achievement is not a destination, it is only a stop over to the next goal.

Success-minded people know that nothing is without a reason.

Mark this on your wall and remember it always: The greatest single most powerful enemy to success is success itself.

The achievement of the goal is only a stepping-stone to the next, bigger and better goal. It never stops.

Here is one of the biggest reasons why keeping your goals in your mind only is dangerous: your brain leaks!

Many dotcoms recruited people from existing companies who were quite experienced in finance, marketing, distribution and other disciplines but not necessarily experienced in the Web culture.

Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.

Nothing dies in Hell.

I want to say to you: Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty.

Our body is the vehicle that we are given for our journey and if we do not take care of it, we will find ourselves broken down on the side of the road facing costly and time-consuming repairs.

Success-minded people must understand that we cannot arrive at our destination the same as we left. Just as things will be different, you too must be different.

Success-minded people need to understand that the small voice inside them is there for a reason.

Writing out your goals is the first action in a chain of many on the road to achievement.

Nothing happens without action!

If you are serious about your goals and you truly desire to achieve your dreams, you must write them down.