What I try to get physically healthy people to understand is that they're going to die someday. There is no way out. And dying isn't failure, but not living is, so make use of your time. Don't keeping waiting. Bernie Siegel diefailurehealthy share on social
What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn as much about music as you possibly can. Learn composition. Study to try to create compositions of your own and put your own personal touch on your music. Roscoe Mitchell compositioncreateimpart share on social
What I try to keep an eye on is I don't work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for 26 million Texans. Ted Cruz bosseyemillion Change image and share on social
What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a lot of articles that are going to be misrepresentative of what I'm about as a person and as a writer. Alanis Morissette articlelotmind Change image and share on social
What I try very hard to do is have an hour or so in the morning when I leave the house and don't have my phone with me. I'll go sit in a cafe and read and handwrite in my notebook and not be facing a screen. My head will be clear. I will be able to hear myself think. Because honestly for the rest of the day it's just screens, screens, screens. Jami Attenberg cafeclearday share on social
What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food. Anne McCaffrey catdogfeed Change image and share on social
What I used to play was rhythm guitar before I saw Jack Bruce. I said, That's what I want to do in life. He was definitely the main influence. Geezer Butler bruceguitarinfluence Change image and share on social
What I usually do is hoard money - I accumulate as much as possible in the fear of not having enough to pay tax. Mark Billingham accumulatefearhoard Change image and share on social
What I value in books is lucidity. I want the language to be rich; I love lexical fireworks on the page, but I have to know what it means. I want to be surprised and delighted, not merely baffled. Mal Peet bafflebookdelight Change image and share on social
What I value most in my friends is loyalty. David Mamet friendloyalty Change image and share on social