Charles Schenck Quotes & Sayings

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day. — Abraham Lincoln

I'll admit that writing doesn't always come, but I'm totally against walking around looking at the sky when you're experiencing a block, waiting for inspiration to strike you. Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov didn't like each other and agreed on very few things, but they were of one opinion on this: you had to write constantly. If you can't write a major work, write minor trifles. If you can't write at all, orchestrate something. — Dmitri Shostakovich

Make whatever decision you wish but never forget one thing: all of you are much better than you believed. Take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so — Paulo Coelho

I was going to stick with them and find and destroy the Didot if it was the last thing I did. — Embee

Learn how to fail intelligently. — Charles Kettering

He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom. — James Gibbons Huneker

In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball. — Michael Jordan

We don't really need reviewers, just first-night reporters who will tell us faithfully whether or not the audience liked the show. — Carroll O'Connor

I don't earn my money from trying to hurt people or get in the tabloids. — LeAnn Rimes