Sollicitude Quotes & Sayings

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me. — Iris Dement

If you give yourself that short little moment of thinking, then you cannot miss it. — Michel Thomas

Pressure is an illusion, but I like that illusion of pressure. — Conor McGregor

Crossing out is an art that is, perhaps, even more difficult than writing. It requires the sharpest eye to decide what is superfluous and must be removed. And it requires ruthlessness toward yourself
the greatest ruthlessness and self-sacrifice. You must know how to sacrifice parts in the name of the whole. — Yevgeny Zamyatin

And since the griefstruck rarely know what they need or want, only what they don't, offence-giving and offence-taking are common. — Julian Barnes

They put an off button on the TV for a reason. Turn it off. — George W. Bush

And thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me. — Anne Boleyn

The dog that buried the bone which even a canine appetite could not manage, the squirrel that gathered nuts for a later feast, the bees that filled the comb with honey, the ants that laid up stores for a rainy day - these were among the first creators of civilization. It was they ... who taught our ancestors the art of providing for tomorrow out of the surplus of today, or of preparing for winter in summer's time of plenty. — Will Durant

If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use. — John Woolman

In urging all writers to be steadfast in reliance on the ultimate victory of excellence, we should no less strenuously urge upon them to beware of the intemperate arrogance which attributes failure to a degraded condition of the public mind. The instinct which leads the world to worship success is not dangerous. The book which succeeds accomplishes its aim. The book which fails may have many excellencies, but they must have been misdirected. — George Henry Lewes

Doing that hunt scene was really quite demanding. I actually broke a rib during that scene. And then all the scenes after that became quite challenging, just breathing and laughing. — Guy Pearce

Forcing your employees to follow required steps only prevents customer dissatisfaction. If your goal is truly to satisfy, to create advocates, then the step-by-step approach alone cannot get you there. Instead, you must select employees who have the talent to listen and to teach, and then you must focus them toward simple emotional outcomes like partnership and advice.
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Identify a person's strenths. Define outcomes that play to those strengths. Find a way to count, rate or rank those outcomes. And then let the person run. — Marcus Buckingham

I have one girlfriend who is dating right now - she's divorced - and she's on Tinder, so we play Tinder. I know that's not a real game, but it's my favorite thing to do. — Aisha Tyler

When the soul wants to depend upon nothing, not even upon life, that is the height of philosophy, the height of manhood. — Swami Vivekananda