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- That’s why an artist must be a warrior and, like all warriors, artists over time acquire modesty and humility. They may, some of them, conduct…
- Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.
- It may be that the human race is not ready for freedom. The air of liberty may be too rarefied for us to breathe... The…
- The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him. He…
- When we turn pro we stop running from our fears. We turn around and face them.
- Artists, writers and people in creative fields are entrepreneurs by necessity. Nobody gives them a paycheck or picks up their medical insurance. The ones who…
- The professional is acutely aware of the intangibles that go into inspiration. Out of respect for them, she lets them work. She grants them their…
- The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don't just put off our lives today; we put them off…
- Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don't show…
- I was keenly conscious of the comrades-in-arms who had fallen with me. A bond surpassing by a hundredfold that which I had known in life…
- Cousin, the days of gods and heroes are over." "Not to me. Not to them.
- When a warrior fights not for himself, but for his brothers, when his most passionately sought goal is neither glory nor his own life's preservation,…
- These scars on my body,” Alexander declared, “were got for you, my brothers. Every wound, as you see, is in the front. Let that man…
- The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don't just put off our lives today; we put them off…
- Always attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes…
More Them Quotes
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster