85635 Quotes & Sayings

Later that year I happened to read a book by Dr. Neil Fiore that validated Bill's suspicion about being too careful. The book was called The Now Habit and was about overcoming procrastination. Dr. Fiore suggested that succeeding in a career is not unlike walking on a tightrope. The more success we achieve, the higher the rope. As we gain something, we have more to lose. Success causes a ravine beneath our careers that grows more deadly, creating a kind of fear of trying. He said the fear of letting people down is one of the primary reasons people procrastinate. — Donald Miller

I believe the most important thing you can do in any kind of novel is to make your reader want to go on with it and want to know what happens next. — Ruth Rendell

The Polo Lounge is like a fine old mink coat: opulent, dignified and warm. — Bryan Q. Miller

I am sensitive to life, and somehow acting comes to me. I can't explain it. — Luise Rainer

I seek only the learning that treats of the knowledge of myself and instructs me how to die well and live well. — Michel De Montaigne