Quotes About Process

The conscious process is reflected in the imagination; the unconscious process is expressed as karma, the generation of actions divorced from thinking and alienated from feeling.

I don't understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.

We can hardly escape the feeling that the unconscious process moves spiral-wise round a centre, gradually getting closer, while the characteristics of the centre grow more and more distinct.

Growing old was simply a process of drawing closer to that ultimate independence called death.

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.

Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.

Design is a process - an intimate collaboration between engineers, designers, and clients.

The creative process is a living thing, implanted, as it were in the souls of men.

Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is a common occurrence in all writing, and among the best writers.

So do not be concerned with the fruit of your action-just give attention to the action itself. The fruit will come of its own accord.

There is only one reality: the act of feeling ourselves in the process of making choices.

The routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightening bold of inspiration, maybe more. And this routine is available to everyone.

Without a whole lot of pressure, a diamond is just a piece of coal.

For all my longer works (i.e. the novels) I write chapter outlines so I can have the pleasure of departing from them later on.

There is a definite way to do this. There is a training program that you will go through and it's delightful. It's absolutely beautiful.

Each time you dip into the well of existence it changes you. Rapid mental development is that process. It is a process of escalating your evolution.

A major part of the meaning of life is contained in the very process of discovering it.

We tend to view confidence as a product of accomplishment rather than part of the process that leads there. But supremely confident people were confident long before they achieved anything.

One poem or story doesn't matter one way or the other. It's the process of writing and life that matters.

There is perfection in the process-and all life arises out of choice.

Action is the process whereby what is not fully formed passes into expressive consciousness.

I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role.

I am not concerned about results. The only thing I am concerned about is the process. How you tried to achieve something matters more than what you achieved.

Day to day is a process. Dream it, plan it, do it, and make it happen! You're what you act!