"Between speeches and awards, you can find something to do every other week. It's hard to write. Your focus gets splintered. Once you put one thing in your calendar, that month is gone."

-- August Wilson

#Writing Quotes #Awards Quotes #Focus Quotes

“Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to it himself.”
“Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.”
“YESTERDAY, n. The infancy of youth, the youth of manhood, the entire past of age.”
“Never beat yourself up, because there are plenty of people that will do it for you.”
“Southerners ask intimate questions in the way monkeys groom each other for lice, not to pry but to make you feel cared for.”

Source : Reynolds Price (2000). “Tongues of Angels: A Novel”, Scribner
“A book is a dream that you hold in your hands.”
“More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.”
“It is still harder all around for women to get funding in business and film. There are only a very small group of female unicorns who have the power to tell stories on film. We need to have the courage to push back... all the effort is the work of bravery.”

Source : "Interview: Producer & CEO Julie Smolyansky, 2017 Women in Film Chicago Focus Awards Honoree". HollywoodChicago.com Interview, www.hollywoodchicago.com. February 21, 2017.

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