Charles Beaumont Quotes

All the fantasy writers I know have a way of dwelling on their own fears and phobias. A writer spends his life being his own psychiatrist.

Charles Beaumont

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• Sling your guitar to wherever you're going, and you'll be amazed by the connective power of music: It knows no boundaries, cultures or class.

  

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• Part of being a top-20 firm is mind-share.

  

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• Human activity is having a major impact on the planet. We consume or have diverted a large proportion of the productivity of the land and oceans. Our hunger for land crowds out fellow species. Our waste products pollute the waters, warm the atmosphere and acidify the oceans.

  

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• Literally, when I go to the vocal coach, I'm like, 'You are teaching me nothing.' You know?

  

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• My daughter and stepson are really broad-minded.

  

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• If the KKK was smart enough, they would've created gangsta rap because it's such a caricature of black culture and black masculinity.

  

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• Anyone who's trying to be there for their family and trying to take care of their children is a hero to me.

  

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• I want to improve my bunker, fairway and putting status because that's been my weakness over the last three years. If I can just focus on this, then everything else will come.

  

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• I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep trying new things.

  

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• I should just stay composed and run to the finish line.

  

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• There's a lot of good musicians who are unheard of. Get it down before they pass away.

  

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• I really never thought I would be an actor professionally. I was very academic and was like, "That's so irresponsible. I would never do that." And now, here I am.

  

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• I don't give up easily. I have plans to be around for a while.

  

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• Better may not be as good as the best, but better is surprisingly hard to obtain. And better is actually harder than worse.

  

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• My urge, when I go to the store, is to buy everything. And it's the same when I'm composing. My first instinct is basically to bring the whole store home, and not make a decision about how things play out.

  

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• It's scary to watch someone you love go into the center of himself and confront his fears, fear of failure, fear of death, fear of going insane. You have to fail a little, die a little, go insane a little, to come out the other side.

  

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• All the fantasy writers I know have a way of dwelling on their own fears and phobias. A writer spends his life being his own psychiatrist.

  

  Charles Beaumont
  • Writers
  • Fears
  • Psychiatrist