Quotes About Dedication

The man who sets his whole mind on the doing of each task as it is presented, who puts into it energy and intelligence, shutting all else out from his mind, and striving to do that one thing, no matter how small, completely and perfectly, detaching himself from all reward in his task - that man will every day be acquiring greater command over his mind, and will, by ever- ascending degrees, become at last a man of power - a Master.

Uncrown, and fill a servant's place.

would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly. VISIONS

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set... Even the man whose object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his object.

that strength can only be developed by effort and practice

He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much.

He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly. VISIONS

Barbara Cortland broke the world record. In 1983, she wrote 23 novels. She was 82 years old. Two novels a month that year. Altogether she wrote 723 published novels. The last she wrote at age 97. When she died a year later, there were 160 unpublished novels still waiting to be published. Did people like her work? Depending on what estimate you use, she sold between 600 million and 2 billion books. Most of her books were romance novels.

And it took him about 15 years of writing every day, writing thousands of poems and stories before he finally started making a living as a writer. He wrote his first novel at the age of 49 and it was financially successful. After 25 years of plugging away at it he was finally a successful writer.

Maybe most the important thing I learned was one thing he said to me toward the end: "Are you willing to do whatever it takes to make the thing that excites you come true? Are you fearless?

The key to an enriched life is to have a burning desire. Wayne

The muse, or the inspiration, does not just show up, it requires sweat as an offering.

The way you get good ideas is to do two things: 1) Read two hours a day. 2) Write ten ideas a day. By the end of a year, you will have read for almost one thousand hours and written down 3,600 ideas. One of these ideas will be a home run.

Don't do something just for the money. Money is a side effect of persistence. You persist in things you are interested in. Explore your interests. Then persist. Then enjoy all the side effects.

Don't forget to always give extra. A simple effort will get you a customer for life.

Finally, I started to care more about getting better than about winning. I started to study my losses. I would take my losses to my instructor and we would go over them. And that's how I went from expert-level to master-level.

The typical answer is "I study four hours a day.

I keep telling my kids, if they want to learn to sing, or to tap dance, or draw manga comics, or to do anything, learn everything you can about all the masters in your field over the past 100 years.

Raymond Chandler's first novel came out at 51.

Go to the bookstore. Find a topic you would be willing to read five hundred books on.

The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

Allegiance, after all, has to work two ways; and one can grow weary of an allegiance which is not reciprocal.

Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but, most of all, endurance.

he was one of those poets who escaped the terrors of writing by writing all the time.