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> [“The saddest people are those who talk about the books they could have written, the garments they could have designed, or the pictures they could have painted - if only ... you do not have to be one of those people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/the-saddest-people-are-those-who-talk-about-the-books-they-could-have/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

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## More by Ursula Markham

> [“It is only your own ego which can feel embarrassment. Are you frightened of making mistakes and feeling foolish? Why? No one is perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/it-is-only-your-own-ego-which-can-feel-embarrassment-are-you/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“Inner creativity is always there - it just has to be released from its prison.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/inner-creativity-is-always-there-it-just-has-to-be-released-from-its/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“There is no point in having the idea for a wonderful novel if you have never learned to read and write.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/there-is-no-point-in-having-the-idea-for-a-wonderful-novel-if-you/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“What is a creative person? It is someone who is willing to see the whole of life as an adventure, filled to the brim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/what-is-a-creative-person-it-is-someone-who-is-willing-to-see-the/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“Remember that it is the combination of talents of the director and the actor which produce a perfect performance - and since both of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/remember-that-it-is-the-combination-of-talents-of-the-director-and/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“Never believe that you cannot change. An audio cassette, a video cassette and a computer disc have all been programmed and each will have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/never-believe-that-you-cannot-change-an-audio-cassette-a-video/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“There is nothing wrong in wanting money for purpose, however - perhaps to do some good in world - but be cautions about wanting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/there-is-nothing-wrong-in-wanting-money-for-purpose-however-perhaps/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“A child knows how to image before he know how to reason. He is born with a naturally vivid and fertile imagination but he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/a-child-knows-how-to-image-before-he-know-how-to-reason-he-is-born/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“There is often a great difference between what we want and what we think we want, and this is complicated still further by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/there-is-often-a-great-difference-between-what-we-want-and-what-we/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“Of course it is easier to sit the young child in front of the television than it is to read to him or to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/of-course-it-is-easier-to-sit-the-young-child-in-front-of-the/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“There is the world of difference between failing at something and being a failure - but many people do not differentiate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/there-is-the-world-of-difference-between-failing-at-something-and/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

> [“The saddest people are those who talk about the books they could have written, the garments they could have designed, or the pictures they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-markham/the-saddest-people-are-those-who-talk-about-the-books-they-could-have/)

[Ursula Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-markham/)

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