"...writing is not a performance but a generosity." — Brenda Ueland

"...writing is not a performance but a generosity."

— Brenda Ueland

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70 Quotes by Brenda Ueland

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Why should we all use our creative power....? Because there is nothing that makes people so generous, joyful, lively, bold…
It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to…
Advertising companies hire the very brightest, wittiest young people to write for them. Not one single sentence of it is…
Be bold, free, and truthful.
In true courage there is always an element of choice, of an ethical choice, and of anguish, and also of…
We are always afraid to start something that we want to make very good, true, and serious.
It is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come.
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. When we really listen to people there is an alternating…
Know that it is good to work. Work with love, and think of liking it when you do it. It…
Now before going to a party, I just tell myself to listen with affection to anyone who talks to me...…
I want to write about the great and powerful thing that listening is. And how we forget it. And how…
Creative listeners are those who want you to be recklessly yourself, even at your very worst, even vituperative, bad-tempered. They…

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More Generosity Quotes

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For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. — James A. Baldwin
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others… — Nathaniel Branden
Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to… — Eli Broad
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. — Phillips Brooks
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of… — Mitch Albom
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community… — Mitch Albom
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. — Warren Buffett
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult. — Warren Buffett
Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre. — Warren Buffett
I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows… — Madeleine Albright

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