#ife

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#alone #author #away #being #enough

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must all realize what you’re worth on your own. ↗

— Koushun Takami

#inspirational #intrinsic-value #japanese #life #self-confidence

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#enjoy #except #know #life #man

Some of those STINKIN' press people just had to make fun of my decision in joining the show. They also made fun of other choices in my life that I was proud of then and still am now!!! ↗

— Ruth Buzzi

#am #choices #decision #fun #had

Sure, I want to be the best actor in the world. But my life is my family, my son, my friends. I don't know how anyone can find fault with that. ↗

— James Caan

#anyone #best #family #fault #find

I will not let the non-knitters of the world decide how normal I am. ↗

— Stephanie Pearl-MacPhee

#knitting #truth-of-life #yarnharlot #humor

I have a wife and two boys. One is 18 and the other is 14. The 18-year old is getting ready for college next year and he made a decision to run track. He runs a lot like Michael Johnson. ↗

— Earl Campbell

#decision #getting #i #johnson #like

The best preparation for acting is life - observing life and people and observing yourself. All that becomes your library. So when you have to research a part, a scene or an emotion, you go into the library and get what you need. ↗

— Kate Capshaw

#becomes #best #emotion #get #go

When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God, but written down by human beings deprived of modern day knowledge. So there is some fallibility in the writings of the Bible. But the basic principles are applicable to my life and I don't find any conflict among them. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#any #applicable #basic #basic principles #beings

We live in a time where the media is a very difficult thing to navigate because it's everywhere, and I tend to want to be a lot more private with my life. ↗

— Emily VanCamp

#cult thing #difficult #difficult thing #everywhere #i