"All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose."

-- John W. Gardner

#Discipline Quotes #Excellence Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Because I have been lonely, I value love.”
“I write a lot by sound. One sound leads me to another. These sounds aren't random; they have their own logic.”
“Read deeply, not to believe, not to accept, not to contradict, but to learn to share in that one nature that writes and reads.”

Source : Harold Bloom (2001). “How to Read and Why”, p.29, Simon and Schuster
“I grew up in New York till I was 5, and I remember going to see 'Annie' and some musicals as a kid, and I remember my parents being somewhat okay with us watching 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' which, it boggles my mind that they allowed me to watch it.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Some people who think they are in unhappy marriages are just in unhappy bodies.”
“I don't care so much anymore about 'good photography'; I am gathering evidence for history.”
“Saying noâ€, argues the author Kevin Ashton, â€œhas more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined. No guards time, the thread from which we weave our creations. The math of time is simple: you have less than you think and need more than you know.”

Source : "Creative People Say No". medium.com. March 18, 2013.
“I got schooled this year by a boy. A boy that I'm seriously, deeply, madly, incredibly, and undeniably in love with. And he taught me the most important thing of all... To put the emphasis On life.”

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