Ambrose Bierce Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know.
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I've been told I sold 110m albums and singles. If that's the case, I should've come here in a space rocket.
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I finish, like, one book in a day. That's my problem. That's why Kindle is good for me, because I put, like, 15 books in it.
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I don't want to be a bust.
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We never left a set until we'd trashed it.
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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.
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I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to.
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The first job of a writer is to be honest.
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Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.
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I try to avoid describing one interpretation of my books. Of course I have an opinion. I have things I want to say, but I don't ever want to limit anybody, to have them say, 'Oh, he said this, so that's what it's about.' I'm happy people bring their own stuff to it.
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People choose to read, and it takes effort. It's not one of those hobbies that asks nothing of the person who is doing it. It's more than a hobby.
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I'm only a human being.
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Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more.
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Since I began my practice of Forgiveness Therapy, it's now instinctual for me to choose to eat like I love myself - instead of eating like I wanted to punish myself. Plus I've not only lost weight, I've lost the anger and anxiety I was feeling, and so I feel happier and calmer within.
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It's very difficult to be objective about yourself and your own circumstances, but one thing I do know about is that I grew up surrounded by storytellers.
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We're facing a natural disaster in the middle of an economic disaster. The federal government has to balance its budget the way our families do.
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For he who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
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When 'Ice Ice Baby' was selling a million records a day, I bought several properties: a home next to Michael J. Fox in L.A., a palace in Miami and a mountain cabin in Utah. Then, a few years later, I took a break from touring, saw that my properties had cobwebs, so I sold them, and - to my surprise - I made a huge profit!
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The ideal Government minister may well be someone who has no itch to run other people's lives.
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Engaging with exceptionally hard problems forces us to think differently.
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I am not in any way opposed to medieval studies (or for that matter Latin).
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I used to be called Waddy Jones. But I changed my name to Ninja because it's more me.
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Virtues, n. pl. Certain abstentions.
