I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that's really worth the time and effort you'll put in.
The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.
What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth it to put the time and effort into something you want to be good at.
Having chosen something worth doing, never give up, and try not to let anyone down.
Well, first of all, I'm worth every penny.
Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing.
An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation.
I've always affirmed, nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian.
A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation.
One day I was asked to pick up $50,000 worth of gold chains for Mr. T. For real!
We don't get the Tony gift basket anymore. You used to get incredible swag - there was like $5,000 worth of stuff. I remember getting an MP3 player, gift certificates to restaurants, a three-year gym membership.
When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves.
Insecurity is a natural part of human nature, and there are times we feel our stories are not worth telling, so we turn to the people we admire for strength. If we dress like someone everyone thinks is cool, perhaps we'll be seen as cool.
There is a reason so many Americans choose to develop their net worth through homeownership: It is a proven wealth builder and savings compeller.
A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an immortal work that bores everyone.
To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.
What a year to live in! Worth all other times ever known in our history or any other.
To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.
The pretty fellows you speak of, I own entertain me sometimes, but is it impossible to be diverted with what one despises? I can laugh at a puppet show, at the same time I know there is nothing in it worth my attention or regard.
If you're willing to take the humiliation of sticking your head above the crowd, maybe it's, you know, the pleasure will be worth the pain.
My mom is such a strong, independent, strong-willed woman, and she always taught me to accept my worth for how I viewed myself and female empowerment, and it's okay to be independent and also need someone at the same time. I kinda get to be both.
The form of my poem rises out of a past that so overwhelms the present with its worth and vision that I'm at a loss to explain my delusion that there exist any real links between that past and a future worthy of it.
I collect art. I just recently bought two gorgeous photographs of Marilyn Monroe by international photographer Eve Arnold and I know it sounds horrible but when she dies all her pictures are going to be worth triple. But I won't tell you how much I got them for - let's just say it was a lot.
The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
I know people are pretty well embarrassed just at the mention of colon cancer. Sticking a tube in you to find out what's wrong is not a nice thing. But I can tell them, a 30- or 40-minute test is worth it. We have to make them feel more comfortable about getting screened.
Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.
It is the Nobel Prize I want. It's worth $400,000.
This business is about working. It's really not about glamour. For me, the most glamorous thing about it is to b able to get on stage and perform my music for people. That's the privilege. And that's what all the work leads up to, and that's why it's worth it to me.
Don't underestimate the cosmetic power of sunglasses. It's worth spending a bit of money on a quality pair. I usually go for Dior or Louis Vuitton.
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
Our most noted satirists are true columnists, and their opinions can be worth more than any well-documented expose.
If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts.
A good novel is worth more than the best scientific study.
