"Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary."

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Source : Jessamyn West (1986). “Woman Said Yes: Encounters with Life and Death”, Harcourt on Demand

Jessamyn West

#Courage Quotes #Writing Quotes #Helpful Quotes

“It's fantastic that the world is becoming more open to different ways of working, but we still have a long way to go in terms of changing perceptions.”
“Before I was cast on The Surreal Life my knowledge of Christopher Knight was pretty much he was on The Brady Bunch and I hated The Brady Bunch.”
“Friendships are different from all other relationships. Unlike acquaintanceship, friendship is based on love. Unlike lovers and married couples, it is free of jealousy. Unlike children and parents, it knows neither criticism nor resentment. Friendship has no status in law. Business partnerships are based on a contract. So is marriage. Parents are bound by law. But friendships are freely entered into, freely given, and freely exercised....”
“O thou, the drink of gods and angels! Wine”
“We didn't have a TV because we didn't have a whole lot of money. My parents would have their friends over - their friends who thought, 'How can you live without a TV?”
“The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can't let them forget what the song is.”
“Agile leaders encourage their teams to adjust and experiment constantly. In today's age of oversharing, the best leaders also have to be more open and accessible. To be effective, you also have to be aware of how others perceive you and cop to your flaws every now and then. One of the lesson to successful leadership may be quite challenging but very important. Expose yourself. Allow yourself to be vulnerable - less super and more human. These "Leadership 3.0" practices, as I call them, are critical to being an effective manager when you're getting started in today's world.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“Who would have listened to his tales of woe when his love was the flickering lamp over his own decaying tomb?”

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