#iv

I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it's how I earned a living. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#how #i #insane #juggling #living

My concept of an advice giver had been a therapist or a know-it-all, and then I realized nobody listens to the know-it-alls. You turn to the people you know, the friend who has been in the thick of it or messed up - and I'm that person for sure. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#been #concept #friend #giver #had

I'll live a lush life in some small dive. ↗

— Billy Strayhorn

#i #life #live #lush #small

Romance is mush, stifling those who strive. ↗

— Billy Strayhorn

#mush #romance #stifling #strive #those

Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#good #interested #men #obsession #one thing

Expensive clothes are a waste of money. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#expensive #expensive clothes #money #waste

I have four to five months, tops, per year to give to my acting work. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#five #four #give #i #months

I don't know if it's just me or everyone, but the whole vibe with skiing is not so much thriving on competition against others as it is against myself and the clock. ↗

— Picabo Street

#clock #competition #everyone #i #just

I don't look at it like that's my rival and I have to beat her. It's more like, I have to ski this as fast as I can and the fastest of everyone out here and that's what I expect. ↗

— Picabo Street

#everyone #expect #fast #fastest #her

I want kids to have a chance to dream of becoming something like I did in my life, and when you're living in a home that's dysfunctional and unhealthy that way, you don't dream like that. ↗

— Picabo Street

#chance #did #dream #dysfunctional #home