Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication. Michael Diamond athletededicationhard Change image and share on social
I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with an English literature degree and travelled for a year before going to work. Natalie Massenet angelescaliforniadegree Change image and share on social
V. S. Pritchett was one of the most admired, fun, talked-about writers of the 20th century: he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his work with prose. He was born in 1900, wrote till he died in 1997, and has been tidily forgotten ever since. This is a real shame. Darin Strauss 20thadmirebear share on social
Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work. Lauryn Hill deceptioneasyhard Change image and share on social
Sure, theater is tough because you're not home at night a lot and you work on weekends - every job has its downside. But to do something that you love doing for two hours a night, that's a pretty sweet gig. Robert Sean Leonard downsidegighome share on social
But James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, they did such great work, especially in the last show. Michael Imperioli ediefalcogandolfini Change image and share on social
Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you want is not a sceptre, but a hoe. The prophet does not rise to reign, but to root out the weeds. Saint Bernard hoelearnlesson Change image and share on social
Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. Charles Baudelaire amuseboreconsider Change image and share on social
Herman Melville was supposed to be an accountant. Van Gogh was meant to be an art dealer. I was meant to take the train into New York and work for a bank. To be an artist, you have to say goodbye to your family. Don McLean accountantartartist share on social
It's much more difficult to work on a broad subject than on a specific one, because even if it's hard to find the information, if you look hard enough for something specific you will find it, and you will discover things that you wouldn't have thought of before. Iris Chang broaddifficultdiscover share on social
