Natalie Goldberg Quotes
I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.
Quotes to Explore
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We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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I don't think I'm that intelligent. I think I'm semi-intelligent.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view.
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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
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I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.
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For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good.
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I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.
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Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most entertainment is escape in one form or another.
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I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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Acting, believe it or not, can get very self-involved! I feel fortunate to have been able to work on things with people who have a very specific point of view and perspective, and who feel like they're doing something very active.
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'Mahershala' is my nickname.
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I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.
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The beating heart of your story... that's not what shows up in a trailer. The other stuff is what shows up in a trailer, because that's what gets people in to the seats, and that's how studios make their money.
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I'm not someone that loves dialogue - I am someone that loves movement. Action, if it's well done, can be very poetic and meaningful.
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When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments.
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Meditation is a vital practice to access conscious contact with your highest self.
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I source images and ideas from different parts of my experiences, and sometimes they are things that are made-up, or just appear out of nowhere, like out of a dream or an image that I've seen in a book, or even the title of a book that I'm staring at on a shelf. It's a good way to write songs, just stare at a bookshelf!
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I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.
