"We need from every man who aspires to leadership-for himself and his company-a determination to undertake a personal program of self-development. Nobody is going to order a man to develop .... Whether a man lags behind or moves ahead in his specialty is a matter of his own personal application. This is something which takes time, work, and sacrifice. Nobody can do it for you."

-- Ralph J. Cordiner

#Determination Quotes #Moving Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“I never pile a plate to the point where it overflows. I'd rather have a small plate with small portions and then get up for more if I'm still hungry.”
“Live today, for tomorrow we die.”

Source : Alan Furst (2008). “Night Soldiers: A Novel”, p.105, Random House
“If I could do what I want with my eyes alone, I would be happy.”
“I love melody, and that's what I love about pop music. The words can become what they are through a special melody. I learned to play guitar by myself, and writing songs came with playing guitar, so the writing isn't one part and the music something else.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Every book has got its challenges. You run into a plot point that you can't figure out, or a scene that you struggle to write and have to write 50 times.”
“Whatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one adjective to qualify it.”
“When you write for a living and you can't do anything else, you know that sooner or later that the deadline is going to come screaming down on you like a ***** banshee. There's no avoiding it...So one day you just don't appear at the El Adobe bar anymore; you shut the door, paint the windows black, rent an electric typewriter and become the monster you always were - the writer.”
“Don't get mad. Don't get even. Just get elected, then get even.”

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