#yours

What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind of kick to the curb. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#character #curb #kick #kind #line

Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#body #bright #clear #empty #enlightenment

It is a juggling act and I have been in it for 12 years now, which is about 11 years longer than I thought I would be, and then the priority there is thinking how can I stay somewhat irrelevant so that you can continue to survive and can continue to work and put yourself in a position to get to do the work you are truly passionate about. ↗

— Edward Burns

#act #been #continue #get #how

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You absolutely must plow forward. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#agents #allow #being #discouraged #either

From doing A Moon for the Misbegotten, I've learned that nobody's love can save anybody else. There are people who want to die, and nothing or nobody will stop them. The only one who can save you is yourself. ↗

— Gabriel Byrne

#die #doing #else #i #learned

To me, getting to do music and videos, you work on a character. Being onstage is acting; you get to be larger than life and larger than yourself. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#being #character #get #getting #larger

When you first fall in love it's so thrilling, you can't wait to throw yourself away and make this new wonderful twosome. ↗

— Jane Campion

#fall #first #love #make #new

To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right. ↗

— Steve Carlton

#day #getting #off #paper #pick

The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#description #difficult #first #first lady #job

As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#competing #concern #create #criticizing #defeat