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In this media-drenched, data-rich, channel-surfing, computer-gaming age, we have lost the art of doing nothing, of shutting out the background noise and distractions, of slowing… — Carl Honore
The first several scenes are about sexual addiction. They're not specifically political at all. . . . I didn't sit down and think, I am… — Christopher Durang
My writing isn't actually guided by issues. I know it seems that way, but I don't sit down and think, Oh, there's this issue I'm… — Paula Vogel
Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won. — John Prine
Ah, stardom! They put your name on a star in the sidewalk on Hollywood Boulevard and you walk down and find a pile of dog… — Lee Marvin
Mothers, are you so busy with social life, [with projects], with clubs, with working out of the home, or with housework, that you have not… — Spencer W. Kimball
With the horse I always consider that if I do too much in too little time and I'm not patient, he's gonna shut down and… — Buck Brannaman
You've got to put your head down and do the work. There are no shortcuts. — Russell Simmons
Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it. — Lionel Richie
That actually is one of my huge challenges right now because I write best at night, no question. I can focus. You know you're not… — Stephenie Meyer
I wanted to stimulate thought instead of throwing things out or try to give a perspective. I just put stuff up and it's up for… — Krist Novoselic
You write by sitting down and writing. There's no particular time or place—you suit yourself, your nature. How one works, assuming he's disciplined, doesn't matter. — Bernard Malamud
Fear is the greatest obstacle to learning. But fear is your best friend. Fear is like fire. If you learn to control it, you let… — Mike Tyson
I avoid the media circus, keep my head down and try to keep growing and learning things. — Georgie Fame
Sometimes it seems as though not a moment has moved, but then you look up and you're already old or you already have a household… — Jacqueline Woodson
We come crawling through these cracks, orphans, lobotomies; if you ask me what I want, I'll tell you. I want everything. Whole rotten world come… — Kathy Acker
Life is very, very short, and you can choose to live it how you want. You can choose to dumb yourself down and not express… — Gerard Way
The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down, and for the moment the whole burden of the war… — Adolf Galland
My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmas time fill our homes and our lives and linger there long after… — Thomas S. Monson
As long as you say there is no hope, then there will be no hope, but if you go down and take a stance, then… — Asmaa Mahfouz
The principle of work is part of self-discipline. Now, my dear young sisters, I have lived a good many years longer than you, but even… — James E. Faust
Life goes so fast, and there is so much to do. But the moments that have enriched my life the most came when I slowed… — Maria Bello
It is a glorious destiny to be a member of the human race, now I realize what we all are . If only they [people]… — Thomas Merton
Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon. You are still going to live a… — Jon Krakauer
There are 6 billion people in the world and every single one is a diamond in some stage of being polished. Life is either going… — Perry Marshall

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