Zitat des Tages über Furche / Rut:
Mainly, what I like to do is keep things varied and not get in a rut, not tell the same stories over and over.
Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive.
Television and cable have become the new independent films, in a sense, for writers and actors to gravitate towards. That's why I like short films, too; I love doing readings, audio books, working with young filmmakers; anything that keeps you from getting blase about yourself or in a rut.
Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave - with both ends kicked out.
There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut.
If you feel like you're getting into a rut with a song, a night off usually fixes it.
People are incapable of stereotyping you; you stereotype yourself because you're the one who accepts roles that put you in this rut or in this stereotype.
My pub was full of get-rich-quick schemes that never worked - scams, pyramid schemes. People trying to find a way to get themselves out of a rut.
I visited those friends who'd just had a baby, and she was washing dishes and he was cleaning the house, and I burst with happiness. And in their minds, they were in this terrible domestic rut.
My only requirement for life is that I don't get stuck in a rut.
It's easy to fall into a funk and not want to exercise, or to really want that second piece of chocolate cake. I have to say, I fight against those feelings all year. But I try not to let myself sit in a rut like that.
A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production.
The rut I was in with the people that I had been previously been with it took the heart right out of me.
There's a very fine line between a groove and a rut; a fine line between eccentrics and people who are just plain nuts.
Those movies sure got me into a rut.
Do you feel bored and stuck in a rut? Is work drudgery? If so, you are spending far too much time bemoaning your fate and how the universe is not cooperating with your desires. Be present with and in your current situation.
So easy to fall into a rut, isn't it? Why should ruts be so comfortable and so unpopular?
You know, it was uncomfortable doing the same thing. I don't like a rut.
I think what's really important is to challenge yourself. You can very easily fall into the rut of, 'We know it works! We'll use that old chestnut.'
You have to remember the band played from 1960 to 1965, every night. You get into a rut playing nightclubs every night, and you didn't want to run it into the ground.
The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.
The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.
At those times I got into... I suppose you call it a rut. I used to do comedy, comedy, comedy and I suddenly thought I ought to break away from this somehow.
One of my biggest fears is not being able to break out of a rut; of becoming a prisoner to my ways, unable to change course. But in my mid-thirties, I learned you can change your thinking.
Much public thinking follows a rut. The same thing is true in science. People get stuck and don't look in other directions.
Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut.
To me, a sure-fire way to get in a rut is by sitting around playing by yourself for too long. You've gotta get out there and jam, man! You don't have to necessarily be in a band, all you've gotta have are a couple of buds who play too. They don't have to be guitarists either; jamming with a bassist or a drummer is cool.
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs.
Occasionally, if I'm in a rut, I find changing location helps.
When you don't feel healthy, stop the excuses and do something. Just go outside, walk, breathe. Life's too short to fall into a rut. You are in charge of you - treat yourself well, and it'll show.
My closet is a sea of black pants, skirts, tops, and bags, so it's great to come across a brand that makes me want to break out of my fashion rut! The Sequence Collection is an accessories line that is all about color, from funky woven bracelets to brightly-patterned bags.