“If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
“It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write.
What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.”
― The War of Art
What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.”
― The War of Art
“Perhaps we'll never know how far the path can go, how much a human being can truly achieve, until we realize that the ultimate reward is not a gold medal but the path itself.”
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
“Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“Someone once asked Somerset Maughham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only when inspiration strikes," he replied. "Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
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