#ever

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#forbear #friends #gaiety #give #grace

Most 'reality' shows aren't reality at all. They're game shows with no prize. Like 'Rock of Love.' His aren't genuine feelings. Then again, Bob Barker didn't really care whether or not you won the toaster. Sorry to shatter everyone's dreams. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#barker #bob #care #dreams #everyone

The name 'Charmageddon' actually comes from a social technique that I use. Which is, you know, literally obliterating people with charm so that you can get away with saying stuff that no one else could ever get away with, you know? ↗

— Hal Sparks

#away #charm #comes #could #else

There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#doing #hesitation #just #me #never

There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. Unlike being in a band or a play or something, I don't have to rely on anyone else but me. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#anyone #band #being #doing #else

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It's that important, so don't mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#close #door #drafts #either #ever

The thematic, psychological, and cultural concerns of a writer are more relevant than whatever literary mode he or she chooses to deal with in any given novel. ↗

— Norman Spinrad

#chooses #concerns #cultural #deal #given

I moved to Lucerne, where I have lived happily with my family ever since. ↗

— Carl Spitteler

#family #happily #i #lived #moved

I don't like L.A. It's just not fun. I don't know why, but I just don't get it. You have to drive to get everywhere, and when it rains everybody freaks out. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#everybody #everywhere #freaks #fun #get

In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#everyday #everyday life #life #urgency