Goal Quote by Barry B. Longyear Download Open image “The goal is not writing. The goal is being a human being writing.” — Barry B. Longyear ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Goal Goals Human beings Humans Inspirational Writing
“A goal that is not written is not a goal. It only becomes real when you write it down.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
The first goal of writing is to have one's words read successfully. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
“Writing is more than typing words: Any action that is instrumental in completing a writing project counts as writing.” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share Image
We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to. — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing. — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
Writing itself is one of the great, free human activities. There is scope for individuality, and elation, and discovery. In writing, for the person who follows with trust and forgiveness what occurs to him, the world remains always ready and deep, an inexhaustible environment, with the combined vividness of an actuality and flexibility of a dream. Working back and forth… — William Stafford Copy Share
Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life. — Gregory Mcdonald Copy Share Image
If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must be not to write. — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what. — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
As a child I used to watch clouds, and in them, see faces, castles, animals, dragons, and giants. It was a world of escape--fantasy;… — Barry B. Longyear Copy Share Image
“Fairness is an illusion. Neither effort nor intention holds title to the nature or form of either the present or the future. And if the sincere effort has no title, what interest can the bellow or the lamentation hold?" - Davigde. "The humans on Amadeen have a different way of saying it... Tough shit." - Yazi Ro” — Barry B. Longyear Copy Share
About a year after (my stories began being published), magazine editor George Scithers, suggested to me that since I was so new at being published, I must be very close to what I had to learn to move from fooling around with writing to actually producing professional stories. There are a lot of aspiring writers out there who would like… — Barry B. Longyear Copy Share
“Sharks don't kill because they're poor, criminal, insane, or repressed. A shark kills because it's a shark.” — Barry B. Longyear Copy Share Image
Stories are not about ideas, gimmicks, or places. Stories are about people. People are about feelings! — Barry B. Longyear Copy Share Image
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory for Osama bin Laden, whose announced goal was to bankrupt America by drawing it into a trap. The 2011 military budget - almost matching that of the rest of the world combined - is higher in… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
According to the best research, less than 3% of Americans have written goals, and less than 1% review and rewrite their goals on a daily basis. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Eugenic goals are most likely to be attained under another name than eugenics. — Frederick Osborn Copy Share Image
The Only cure for nihilism is for liberal democratic societies - their electorates, their judiciary, and their political leadership- to insist that force is… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Everybody tries to score a great goal, and I am lucky I have netted a few. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic Copy Share Image
However, however, if the goal is to abandon America's free enterprise economy, if the goal is to convert America into a submissive member of… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it. — John D. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
When you look around the room during meetings and practice, you see that everyone has the same goal. It's obvious by the way that… — Eric Kendricks Copy Share Image
I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot… — Barbara Corcoran Copy Share Image