I found my first novel difficult. I don't want to make it sound like it's any more difficult than driving a cab or going to any other job, but there are so many opportunities for self-doubt, that you just kind of need to soldier on.
Scarce any problem will appear more hard and difficult, than that of determining the distance of the Sun from the Earth very near the truth: but even this... will without much labour be effected.
If I had written something, and I had written myself into a corner, I didn't abandon it. Because I remembered: There's always more.
I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population - and gave birth to the whole world. Without them writing and being directors, the rest of us are not going to know the whole story.
I love making people laugh and feel good, and that's awesome and special for me to be able to do that, but there really is nothing like kicking ass whether it's on a major scale, or whether it's in more of a dramatic fashion. Being physical and taking care of business the old-fashioned way is something that I love doing.
Essentially, I never know what I'm going to do until I read the script, but a good story is a good story. I would like to do more modern stuff, but ultimately, it doesn't matter to me - good stories are timeless.
However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though some of the performances might be riddled with faults.
I hope to have some more cracks at some wonderful roles before I go to the Great Beyond.
There is nothing that people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than contempt: and an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
I think I'm most proud of my family right now. I'm more into that then I've ever been. It also gives a new area to draw from in creativity with my songs.
The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.
Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.
I look more to the future. That's where my head is at.
There's enough data showing that the fitter you are, the better you eat, the more likely you are to stay healthy longer.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
The regular hours necessary to be observed by those who follow country business, are perhaps of more consequence than any of the other articles, however important those may be.
If I wasn't doing this kind of exploration, I'd like to be doing some other kind of exploration. It might be more risky, or less risky, but, in the business of exploration, risk is part of the territory.
Everyone needs more support than they are getting.
The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.
I've probably given more speeches, been on TV more than any other member of the Court - or almost any other member of the Court.
The French are endowed with bigger limbs; those of the Spaniards are stronger; they have a very slim waist. The French fight with more ferocity than advise. The Spaniards the opposite.
A quiet impression could be a personal instruction from the Lord. It is personal and private. It comes from the Lord. Why is it important to keep sacred writings private? Because then He will give us more.
I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.
They're guys who want to screw around all the time, which interests me not at all. God knows we've done that, been there, and we don't want to do that any more.
The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
I'm not even speaking to people any more; I just want to be reading my Kindle the whole time!
I think 'G.I. Joe' is a perfect example of how I'm the world's worst businessman. If I were smart, I'd be writing 'World War Z Part 12', but I have to go where the muse leads, and I've always been a huge 'G.I. Joe' fan. I always wanted to know more about these characters, these little plastic figures I played with as a kid.
I'm an instinctive actor. I just see the part and play it. I'm more interested in what isn't said - the silences.
It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally feel we've reached a place where we can be more honest, real and loving with each other. And we're finally in a band that we know is good, and deserves the credit it's getting.
In country music, there are certain female artists, like Gretchen Wilson, where you're going to find lesbians because they're responding to that more aggressive side.
We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any of us want to dig ourselves out of this hole created by this economic crisis.
Anytime you get an audience that's paying attention, you enjoy it more.
Publicity gets more than a little tiring. You want it, you need it, you crave it, and you're scared as hell when it stops.
Every language teaches you something, so learning a language is never wasted, especially if it's different in more than just syntactic trivia.
You have to remember, when someone hurts you, that you are so much more than what they took from you.
