I Set Quotes

324 quotes by 276 authors

When I turned 50, something clicked in my head and I said, 'I'm not going to live to 100. I'm half-cooked already.' I set the… — Kevin O'Leary
Traveling is irritating to me, but not driving. Going to the airport makes me nervous, but when I set out to just take a leisurely… — Edward Ruscha
I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this… — Paula Radcliffe
Just do your best. I find that if I set that goal for myself and no one else, I feel good. — Cobie Smulders
No one wants to know I set my alarm and get up 8, but I think it's too weird to sleep in too late. — David Spade
I'm convinced my cockroaches have military training, I set off a roach bomb - they diffused it. — Jay London
When it came time to find employment, I set my sights on becoming an engineer at a home electronics manufacturer, a field that was closely… — Koichi Tanaka
I had been a reporter for 15 years when I set out to write my first novel. I knew how to research an article or… — Amy Waldman
I love a good argument and sometimes I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut if I think someone is wrong... I've always fought… — Kenny Wormald
I recognize this in my writing process. A consistent writing structure opens the door to amazing insights. I recognize the truth of this in my… — Mary Anne Radmacher
The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that… — Lennox Lewis
I developed this fantasy world. I found that that was much more fun and more interesting and exciting than real life was to me. Then,… — Don McLean
The need for a quick, satisfactory copying machine that could be used right in the office seemed very apparent to me-there seemed such a crying… — Chester Carlson
Write a lot. And finish what you write. Don't join writer's clubs and go sit around having coffee reading pieces of your manuscript to people.… — Jerry Pournelle
I set my monkey on the log, and ordered him to do the Dog. He wagged his tail and shook his head, and he went… — Bob Dylan
I figured, 'When is that ever going to happen again?'. So I basically set out the opposite way movies are made; I set out with… — John Sayles
The question is not How much may I indulge in and still be saved. God forbid! I must rather ask, What about Christ's will and… — Robert A. Cook
I never had a role that I set out for. I always wanted to have a body of work that I'm proud of. Save for… — Richard Dreyfuss
I've surpassed any goal I set for myself as far as my body, my career, and getting married. — Ricki Lake
The thing about the 'Melrose' novels is that I have to feel they're impossible when I set out. — Edward St Aubyn

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