John Carmack Quotes

Focused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing it. If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.

John Carmack

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A man was defined, in my father's circles, by what he could bear, the pain he could shrug off, the warmth or comfort he could deny himself.

John Burnside

FatherManPainComfortBearWarmth

Like many musicians, I don't look back much... only concentrate on what music I'm doing, and occasionally look ahead.

Tony Levin

MusicMusiciansDoingLookBack

I've always wanted to perform on the London stage.

Mimi Rogers

LondonAlwaysStageWantedPerform

Making a strong first impression is as important as ever, especially when meeting face-to-face.

Joseph Abboud

StrongMeetingImportantFirstEver

The spectacle of a good bar fight, properly executed and healthily ended, is not merely annoying boorishness. The best of them - an admittedly minor slice - are shaded with the elements of high art.

Jonathan Miles

GoodArtBestFightBarHigh

Mid-afternoon, I'll go out and do the household errands, come home, do my gardening, go for an evening walk.

Diana Gabaldon

HomeWalkGardeningEveningGoOut

Everything isn't permanent, so don't pretend that it is. Everything's supposed to move and shift.

Chelsea Handler

EverythingPermanentPretendMove

I hope that young people will also look to politics as a vehicle to not only have their voices heard, but actually to be the change makers that they want to see. They are disaffected, understandably, but I hope that young people will not only turn out to vote but also run for office.

Chelsea Clinton

ChangeHopePoliticsPeopleLook

I was such a huge 'Seinfeld' fan, and I walked on the set, and I saw Kramer. I walked into Jerry's apartment, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this is Jerry's apartment.'

Constance Zimmer

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I firmly believe that a story is only as good as the villain.

Clive Barker

GoodVillainBelieveStoryOnly

To Than Shwe, a kingdom in return for the eternal soul is just the right egregious trade-off. Than Shwe is a general who carries the light of unbounded ambition.

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

LightSoulAmbitionRightReturn

I started to write things down, as a very young child, wanting to find a way to remember - to keep close, somehow - moments that made an impression on me.

Anne Michaels

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