Emphasize “why” over “how”; completing actions and getting…

Once you start something don't stop until you complete it. Don't let excuses, problems, hard work or anything stop you from completing it.

— Sonya Parker

For the last few years I've tried to force myself to write at least one page every day, which doesn't sound like much but…

— Dan Chaon

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.

— Tertullian

United Features had given me a development contract, which meant I was to work exclusively with them and rather than completing everything on my…

— Bill Watterson

Frequently, we busily search for group service projects, which are surely needed and commendable, when quiet, personal service is also urgently needed. Sometimes the…

— Neal A. Maxwell

Many times we seek completion in what we should be completing...timz..

— Melchor Lim

In completing one discovery we never fail to get an imperfect knowledge of others of which we could have no idea before, so that…

— Joseph Priestley

“How sad, how strange, we make companions out of air and hurt them, so they will defy us, completing creation.”

— John Updike

Although the optimist may be a little giddy when foreseeing the future, telling himself that it will all work out in the end when…

— Matthieu Ricard

We all like to look forward to things. Incentivize yourself with a reward—a massage, dinner with a friend, a night watching your favorite show,…

— Samantha Ettus

As a kid, Terry Bradshaw didn't amaze me. My hero was Steelers backup Terry Hanratty, who nabbed two Super Bowl rings while completing three…

— Stephen Rodrick

Completing a recovery session the day after a game is just as important. I like to go for a walk or a swim and…

— Rebecca Bulley

I tend to over extend myself without really thinking throughthe realities of completing so many projects in a year, which generally means I'm going…

— John Dyer Baizley

At last, after completing year 12, I failed the great final examination, repeated the following year and failed again even more dismally than before.…

— Michael Leunig

In Washington, I found myself as a 31-year-old in a room with the president, vice president, and secretaries of state and defense, and I…

— Joe Scarborough