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> [I've had so much success. I had something to say, I got to say it, people heard it, and they agreed. That's every artist's dream. That's the brass ring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-ve-had-so-much-success-i-had-something-to-say-i-got-to-say-it/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

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> [Basically that you can do anything. If you pool your resources,and just give up the idea that you're going to act like a normal person or sleep, if you want it hard enough and do it well enough, it happens.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/basically-that-you-can-do-anything-if-you-pool-your-resources-and/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

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## Other authors on Brass

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-horace-42297.jpg) Horace 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brass/horace/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brass/william-shakespeare/)

## More by Joss Whedon

> [I do remember what I said. The promise. To protect her. If I'd done that ... even if I didn't make it, you wouldn't've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-do-remember-what-i-said-the-promise-to-protect-her-if-i-d-done-that/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [Every vampire fiction reinvents vampires to its own needs. You take what you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/every-vampire-fiction-reinvents-vampires-to-its-own-needs-you-take/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [When you're making a film, you have an obligation to fill the frame with life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/when-you-re-making-a-film-you-have-an-obligation-to-fill-the-frame/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [Everything we do really is just a little marker on the long road to death. And sometimes that’s overwhelmingly depressing to me, and sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/everything-we-do-really-is-just-a-little-marker-on-the-long-road-to/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [At the end of the day I have many answers for it. It has to do with my mom, who was an extraordinary woman,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/at-the-end-of-the-day-i-have-many-answers-for-it-it-has-to-do-with-my/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [“Why aren’t you asking a hundred other guys why they don’t write strong women characters? I believe that what I’m doing should not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/why-aren-t-you-asking-a-hundred-other-guys-why-they-don-t-write/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [People feel removed from sexism. 'I'm not a sexist, but I'm not a feminist.' They think there's this fuzzy middle ground. There's no fuzzy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/people-feel-removed-from-sexism-i-m-not-a-sexist-but-i-m-not-a/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [Even in the darkness, every color can be found. And every day of rain brings water flowing to things growing in the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/even-in-the-darkness-every-color-can-be-found-and-every-day-of-rain/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [I never tire of the heroes that I knew growing up. The fun is not that much different from doing a television show: You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-never-tire-of-the-heroes-that-i-knew-growing-up-the-fun-is-not-that/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [Don't just be yourself. Be all of your selves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/don-t-just-be-yourself-be-all-of-your-selves/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [I always watch what I say. I am what I say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-always-watch-what-i-say-i-am-what-i-say/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/remember-to-always-be-yourself-unless-you-suck/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [I've become less cynical, which is appalling but kind of cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-ve-become-less-cynical-which-is-appalling-but-kind-of-cool/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [“Xander: It could be witches, some evil witches, which is ridiculous cause witched they were persecuted, women power, love the eatrh, and I'll be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/xander-it-could-be-witches-some-evil-witches-which-is-ridiculous/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

> [There's a lot of anger in the Twitter-verse, as I've discovered. But there's a lot of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/there-s-a-lot-of-anger-in-the-twitter-verse-as-i-ve-discovered-but/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

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