work
“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.”
“Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.”
“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight.”
“All wealth is the product of labor.”
“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
“Gardens are not made by singing “Oh, how beautiful,” and sitting in the shade.”
“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”
“Real artists ship.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.”
“I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.”
“We work in the dark—we do what we can—we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task.”
“No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.”
“The opposite of a vacation is not work; it's idleness.”
“Good habits are worth being fanatical about.”
“He who has begun has half done; dare to be wise; begin!”
“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.”
“Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.”