Staying Quotes - Page 25

• At the heart of it, mastery is practice. Mastery is staying on the path.

  George Leonard

  Heart, Practice, Mastery

  George Leonard (1991). “Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment”, Plume Books

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• For being able to use language was a critical skill that could carry one far. One could use it professionally, as a crafter of everything from political speeches to modern novels. One could use it personally, as a tool of discovery or a means of staying connected to others. One could use it as an outlet that would feed the artistic spirit of the creator, which existed in everyone.

  Elizabeth George

  Mean, Modern Novel, Skills

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• Marriage is not mainly about being or staying in love. It’s mainly about telling the truth with our lives. It’s about portraying something true about Jesus Christ and the way He relates to his people. It is about showing in real life the glory of the gospel.

  John Piper

  Jesus, Real, People

  John Piper (2013). “This Momentary Marriage”, p.17, SPCK

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• When it comes to staying tuned: if you rest, you rust.

  Helen Hayes

  Rust, Ifs

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• I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event.

  Benjamin Harrison

  Change, Night, Events

  "A Call to America: Inspiring and Empowering Quotations from the 43 presidents of the United States". Book by Bryan Curtis, 2002.

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• Wisdom and love have nothing to do with each other. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. You're wise if you don't stick your finger in the light plug. Love - you'll stick your finger in anything.

  Robert Altman

  Wise, Love You, Light

  "Robert Altman: What I've Learned" by Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• Game management is accomplished by staying constantly alert and then reading and reacting to potential problem situations before they materialize. It all boils down to paying attention to details.

  Jim Evans

  Reading, Games, Details

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• When I came back from filming 'Abduction', I told my agent: I'm staying in London now. If it takes doing children's theater from the back of a van in Kilburn, that's OK. I need to be with my family. My job is to keep the family together and provide for them.

  Jason Isaacs

  Jobs, Children, Together

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• It's easy to get on the path of mastery. The real challenge lies in staying on it.

  George Leonard

  Real, Lying, Challenges

  George Leonard (1991). “Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment”, Plume Books

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• Staying in a marriage without love is like serving a life sentence with an incompatible cell mate.

  Jeanne Phillips

  Women, Love Is, Cells

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• A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download.

  Gordon Smith

  People, Important, Fleeting

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• Most of us in the baby-boom generation were raised by full-time mothers. Even as recently as 14 years ago, 6 out of 10 mothers with babies were staying at home. Today that is totally reversed. Does that mean we love our children less than our mothers loved us? No, but it certainly causes a lot of guilt trips.

  Jane Pauley

  Inspiring, Mothers Day, Baby

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• The elegance of staying with a moment, without needing to stop and change all the lighting, made [the alternative] seem lazy and indulgent.

  Edward Norton

  Lazy, Alternatives, Moments

  Interview with Bennett Miller, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 3, 2014.

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• I would absolutely identify as a New Yorker by nature. I grew up in Detroit. There was not a bone in my body that even considered staying in Detroit for the rest of my life.

  Kristen Bell

  Body, Detroit, Bones

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I think staying away from labels is what makes my films refreshing.

  Aurora Guerrero

  Thinking, Labels, Film

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• Staying enthused about finding things; discovering new beauty in the world that can translate into music. That's the most precious sort of resource. You have to pull stuff from outside of the musical realm. Whatever muscle it is that it takes to listen to music and stay focused, in me, is really strong.

  Blake Mills

  Strong, Musical, World

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I was afraid of staying at the Playboy Mansion; I wanted to get a footing before I ventured into a world of hedonism.

  Pamela Anderson

  World, Playboy, Hedonism

  Interview with Savi Kuruppu, cargocollective.com.

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• I value my correspondence with writers...I was in New York and had lunch with Oliver Sachs and compared notes with him - he is someone I really like. I love staying in written correspondence with some writers. That's enough for me.

  Alan Lightman

  New York, Lunch, Enough

  Interview with Robert Birnbaum, www.identitytheory.com. November 16, 2000.

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• I think for me it's just a matter of staying keyed into my lifelong friends from New York and family. And, you know, I'm pretty solitary. I'm a homebody. So I don't get out much to get into trouble

  Debra Messing

  New York, Thinking, Matter

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• I've been a professional for I think 13, 14 years. It's not easy hitting balls every day and staying really motivated throughout the whole period. It's normal [that] you're going to have ups and downs. But I found my way again. And I love the sport. I love competing. I love battling. I love being out there and playing in front of crowds. This is what I've been doing since I was a child. There's nothing else that I want to do.

  Jelena Jankovic

  Sports, Children, Love Is

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• Thoughts may come and persist in staying. But thoughts that are not put into word or action die unborn!

  Kenneth E. Hagin

  May, Action, Persist

  Kenneth E. Hagin (1979). “What to Do When Faith Seems Weak and Victory Lost”, Kenneth Hagin Ministries

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• Think of Iraq as "East Korea," because it was a shoot the cuffs war for the edification of Kim Jong Il to let him know we've now circled the SUVs. Iraq was about breaking adhesions, getting lean, staying frosty - in short, getting ready for the big Doug MacArthur Memorial Cage Match to come.

  Dennis Miller

  War, Thinking, Korea

  "Eliminating the Axis of Evil". www.foxnews.com. August 30, 2003.

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• Commitment. Someone who'll go the distance. I need somebody with staying power who'll make me go weak in the knees. Commitment. And everything that goes with it. I need honor and love in my life from somebody who's playing for keeps.

  LeAnn Rimes

  Distance, Commitment, Honor

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• The major difference I've found between the highly successful and the least successful is that the highly successful stick to it. They have staying power. Everybody fails. Everybody takes his knocks, but the highly successful keep coming back.

  Sherry Lansing

  Successful, Differences, Sticks

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• I love going out dancing. There is nothing better than letting your hair down and staying up far too late, is there?

  Liberty Ross

  Hair, Dancing, Going Out

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