Steven Pressfield Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
My work was entirely nonfiction.
-
I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
-
I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.
-
I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.
-
The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
-
I think it's all about the people who listen to your music, and loving playing and writing. Once you've got those two, and they're your main two priorities, then radio and TV and all the other stuff that comes with it will come. But that's not the be-all end-all.
-
The gamble of literature is that I make the best work I can; the most truthful, the most representative of how I see things. I try and do that, and then I put it out there and say to you, 'What do you think?' I hope that you think well of it, obviously.
-
Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.
-
I guess I'm a good manager now. Moreover, I'm loving the concept of donning the producer's hat. It's all very exciting as well as a great learning experience. You're a part of a film right from its conception to its execution, and that's an amazing feeling.
-
I am not in a position to be accurate on news analysis. But what I firmly believe is that Iranian President Rouhani and the government have committed themselves to a process. I don't think this process is about changing the principles of the Islamic republic, but it is about accepting a certain path of opening in the political and economic fields.
-
'Grandmother' doesn't mean that you have gray hair and you retire and stay home cooking cakes for your grandchildren.
-
If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
-
Modeling is a job. Even my mum doesn't believe that I do work hard.
-
I do a lot of yoga and meditation. It calms my nerves and helps me channelise my energy.
-
I'm the guy they used to call Deep Throat.
-
My father is a great grandfather. He's a wonderful grandfather, but he's a terrible husband.
-
Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers.
-
I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror, violence, and disfigurement.
-
A problem with a president who leads by stirring the moral sentiments of voters is that he has got to keep stirring them.
-
Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.
-
Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
-
In Sheffield, we need support from the community and for the community. We need integration with no loss of heritage, and a clear appreciation of what is and is not acceptable.
-
There are things in that wallpaper that nobody knows about but me, or ever will.
-
Don't cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you've got.
