#we

As a writer, you have control of the words you put on the page. But once that manuscript leaves your hand, you give control to the reader. As a director, you are limited by everything: weather, budget, and egos. ↗

— Nicholas Meyer

#control #director #egos #everything #give

Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems. ↗

— Paul J. Meyer

#concentrate #defeat #enter #every #giving

I grew up in a community where it was not the exception to be a good girl. It was sort of expected. And all of my friends were good girls too, and my boyfriends were good boys. Everybody was pretty nice. And that affects how I write my characters. There aren't very many bad guys in my novels. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#bad #bad guys #characters #community #everybody

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

#well #whatever #worth

The '90s were a bit of a disaster for me in so many ways. On a personal level, I don't think I could have toured. Also, I had some physical problems with my back that are now sorted and I just wasn't in the right state of mind. ↗

— George Michael

#back #bit #could #disaster #had

Living here in southern California, I'll miss hearing Rocky Top for an entire week at the end of December. I was actually looking forward to it. Tennessee has a better fight song than Nebraska. ↗

— Al Michaels

#better #california #december #end #entire

France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French right and the French left. They keep thinking that Americans are primitive cowboys or farmers who do not understand anything. ↗

— Adam Michnik

#anything #both #cowboys #culture #dominating

There is no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers. ↗

— Henry Middleton

#judging #legislative #liberty #power #powers

I'd make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I'll wear a pair of platform shoes or something. ↗

— Bette Midler

#lady #macbeth #make #pair #platform

Well, if you don't want your relatives and friends to die, help me spread the news. Let people know about immortality device. That way, your loved ones won't die. ↗

— Alex Chiu

#device #die #friends #help #immortality