#i do

I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#excuses #hard #hard work #i #i believe

I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that if I'm not enjoying a story, the reader won't either. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#conscious #earn #either #enjoying #i

I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#again #enough #figured #good #her

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#books #edit #i #i do #keep

I work three months really hard, nonstop, and then I take a month off. Then I do it all over again. I work hard but I give myself four breaks a year. ↗

— Tyler Perry

#breaks #four #give #hard #i

It's not like I'm taking 20 grand from the shows. I mean there's no record label, so this is a genuine thing. And I think most people can see that. I think that anyone who knows me, knows I do things with integrity. ↗

— Mike Peters

#genuine #grand #i #i do #i think

I do feel that the trend is away from ageism and toward a recognition that older people have a unique voice. ↗

— Daniel Petrie

#away #feel #i #i do #older

There's no secret about my ambition, I do not want to go into the House of Commons. My only real political interest is in London and if one day I'm in a position to run for mayor, then terrific. ↗

— Trevor Phillips

#ambition #commons #day #go #house

If you walk into a room and one hundred people say, 'You are a lovely, beautiful person', who isn't going to be affected by that? But you have to tell yourself not to value that. You have to tell yourself - or at least I do - to not become accustomed to hearing applause in any way, because I think that's dangerous. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#affected #any #applause #beautiful #beautiful person

Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting. ↗

— River Phoenix

#any #because #conviction #hobby #i