The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it. Jean-Jacques Rousseau childorderprofession Change image and share on social
There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real. James Salter dreampossibilitypreserve Change image and share on social
That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played. Jackson Browne businessfolklead share on social
Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen. Thomas Carlyle cheerfulcheerfulnessendurance Change image and share on social
In the acting world, you can really only become good by practicing and doing it, and I just think every time you walk onto a set you just become better and better. I think I'm in a totally different space than I was back then on that first movie set. Terrence J actbackgood share on social
My first band was an Argentinian folk group when I was 10. When I was 12 I had my electric guitar, and by the time I was 13, the Beatles came into the scene, and that was over. So I have a mixture of all these traditions, and I think that's who I am, a mixture of everything. Gustavo Santaolalla argentinianbandbeatles share on social
I've devoted a lot of my time and effort during the past few years to developing my advertising copywriting business to the point of where I can support my family and don't have to depend on writing fiction for my income. George Stephen advertisebusinesscopywriting share on social
You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out. Stanley Crouch convinceenthusiasticflunk Change image and share on social
For my constituents, owning a home is the culmination of many years of hard work and the realization of the American Dream. At no time should a local entity take those years of hard work solely to increase their tax revenue. Solomon Ortiz americanconstituentculmination share on social
Any time you audition and get it, you earned it. Michael Ealy auditionearntime Change image and share on social