"Fear of failure is the reason most often cited to explain why so many aspiring writers never realize their dreams. But I think itâ€™s that same fear of failure that absolutely invigorates those who do push through-that is, the fear of not being heard."

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Source : Betsy Lerner (2016). “The Forest for the Trees: An editor's advice to writers”, p.13, Pan Macmillan

Betsy Lerner

#Dream Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Realizing Quotes

“Stop thinking... Start doing. Think less... Do more. Do the thing... And you will know the way.”
“All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.”
“Since a democratic society repudiates the principle of external authority, it must find a substitute in voluntary disposition and interest; these can be created only by education.”
“But then the fate of shy people is that all of their fears usually come true.”

Source : Manu Joseph (2015). “The Illicit Happiness Of Other People”, p.6, HarperCollins Publishers India
“Leader and followers are both following the invisible leader - the common purpose. The best executives put this common purpose clearly before their group. While leadership depends on depth of conviction and the power coming therefrom there must also be the ability to share that conviction with others, the ability to make purpose articulate. And then that common purpose becomes the leader.”

Source : Mary Parker Follett (2013). “Freedom and Co-ordination (RLE: Organizations): Lectures in Business Organization”, p.55, Routledge
“Winter dressing is all about having chic outerwear.”

Source : "Fashion Police Star George Kotsiopoulos Talks Best Holiday and Winter Trends". Interview with Chrissy Lorenzo, www.justluxe.com. December 29, 2011.
“I never saw the point in listening to only one thing. The low art/high art distinction comes from the establishment telling me how I'm supposed to think.”
“Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.”

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