"I think it's hard to make a living as a writer, but I think it's hard to work at McDonald's too.... I think the commitment is to get up everyday and say, "I'm a writer, therefore what I'm supposed to do today is write." And to do that, and to do that and to do that."

-- Pearl Cleage

#Success Quotes #Writing Quotes #Commitment Quotes

“The proud will sooner lose than ask their way.”
“Always remember that the true meaning of Budo is that soft overcomes hard, small overcomes large.”
“I've opened up my school in California in a beautiful facility on Ventura Boulevard. I'm always in heaven when I'm doing my classes.”
“Newton found that a star, examined through a glass tarnished by smoke, was diminished into a speck of light. But no smoke ever breathed so thick a mist as envy or detraction.”

Source : Robert Aris Willmott (1907). “Pleasures of Literature”
“Our band is different in the sense that we all are involved with a lot of different projects. It's hard to say when we'll record again, but we're not calling it quits right away.”
“There aren't many hitters who like facing knuckleball pitchers. They may not be intimidated by them, but they sure are thinking about them before they go into the box.”
“I love making music. It's just something that I can't stop doing.”

Source : Interview with Trevor Noah, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 8, 2016.
“Jesus was the first great teacher of men who showed a genuine sympathy for childhood. When He said "Of such is the kingdom of heaven," it was a revelation.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 49, 1895.

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