#shape

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#book #chattering #fiction #i #i think

I try to stay in shape, I work out in the gym, take my vitamins every day, and I guess maybe I have some good genes, but lately I've been feeling it. You know, after all these years it does catch up with you. But just for now. ↗

— Regis Philbin

#been #catch #day #does #every

All the scientists who are working on solving the problem of curing paralysis say that it won't do you any good if you don't keep your body in shape. ↗

— Christopher Reeve

#body #curing #good #keep #paralysis

My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who's concerned about his body - an athlete, say - I'll get in shape. If I'm playing a character who doesn't or wouldn't, I don't. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move. ↗

— Aidan Quinn

#almost #athlete #body #career #character

I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#getting #goals #good #i #into

My mother's passion for something more, to write a different destiny for a dirt-poor farmer's daughter, was to shape my entire life. ↗

— Faye Dunaway

#destiny #different #entire #entire life #farmer

All of the people who work in the kitchen with me go out into the forests and on to the beach. It's a part of their job. If you work with me you will often be starting your day in the forest or on the shore because I believe foraging will shape you as a chef. ↗

— Rene Redzepi

#because #believe #chef #day #forest

If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang. ↗

— Charley Reese

#envy #had #malice #shape #tangible

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. ↗

— Tony Robbins

#destiny #moments #shaped #your

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently. ↗

— Tony Robbins

#consistent #consistently #control #direct #essence