Steven Pressfield Turning Pro Quotes

#1. The real difference between those who want to write and those that do, is that those that do get up every day and do it.

Leonard Wolf

#2. Terry Farish seems to breathe the reader into the emotional spaces of war, exile, and refugee life. The Good Braider is a delicate stunning exploration of its young protagonist's life and heart.

Uma Krishnaswami

#3. Do not let your ambitions become a sanctuary for your failures.

Bryant H. McGill

#4. I wrote in the 'War of Art' that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.

Steven Pressfield

#5. Never fear criticism. Use the information to grow your thinking power.

Debasish Mridha

#6. In the auto industry, there's one thing you can always count on: if a new environmental or safety rule is proposed, executives will prophesy disaster.

James Surowiecki

#7. Just say yes, Lily. Why try avoiding the unavoidable?"
Ah, why indeed!

Ramona Wray

#8. There's no mystery to turning pro. It's a decision brought about by an act of will. We make up our minds to view ourselves as pros and we do it. Simple as that.

Steven Pressfield

#9. We must remember that in the end nature does not belong to us, we belong to it.

Grey Owl

#10. True love doesn't spoil.

Toba Beta

#11. If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.

Thomas More

#12. Did not God assist us, we should not only not be able to conquer, but not able even to fight.

John Calvin

#13. I reached a healthy place in which I was able to stop projecting my needs on another human being. We both came to understand that each of us is limited in our capacity to be for another what is needed, and learned to forgive each other for not being God.

Henri J.M. Nouwen

#14. we mistake induction for generation.

Richard Farina

#15. The professional loves it so much he dedicates his life to it. He commits full-time. That's what I mean when I say turning pro. Resistance hates it when we turn pro.

Steven Pressfield

#16. Turning pro is like kicking a drug habit or stopping drinking. It's a decision, a decision to which we must re-commit every day.

Steven Pressfield

#17. There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage - in controlling something, period.

Veronica Roth

#18. A prince may be seen happy today and ruined tomorrow without having shown any chance in his character. For the prince who relies entirely on fortune is lost when it changes ...

Neil Jordan

#19. A TV touchstone for me is 'The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.' That series was whimsical and smart and had the mix of comedy and drama that I now trade in - but with a dash of magical realism. I wanted to be Molly Dodd, but more than that, I wanted to be Jay Tarses, who created the show.

Jenji Kohan