I think paranoia can be instructive in the right doses. Paranoia is a skill.
John Shirley
Recitation: by Male by Female
When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it.
Joe Torre
BrotherBetterAdviceFatYouSaid
I wish over the years I had kept my private life private and my professional life a little more professional.
Andy Dick
LifeWishProfessionalMoreI Wish
Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it's not just stamina in your effort. It's also stamina in your direction, stamina in your interests. If you are working on different things but all of them very hard, you're not really going to get anywhere. You'll never become an expert.
Angela Duckworth
EffortDirectionGritYouBecome
Fire made us human, fossil fuels made us modern, but now we need a new fire that makes us safe, secure, healthy and durable.
Amory Lovins
FireNewHealthyNowHumanNeed
When you get in a band, you never consider the day it'll all just stop.
Stephen Morris
DayYouStopNeverBandGet
I feel the pressure to be toned, yeah, and everyone's going on about the thigh gap, but I like food more than exercise, so I'll just carry on that way.
Sophie Turner
FoodPressureFeelExerciseWay
Our parents don't always know what's right. It's a new age.
Stormzy
AgeParentsNewKnowRightAlways
If you don't have a voice that forces you back to basics, you're a dangerous person. Or to put it another way: You're at risk, and the people with you are at risk. I'm not a daredevil. I don't fly without a safety net.
Steve Wynn
PeopleSafetyFlyVoiceYouBack
I always have one or two, sometimes more, Navajo or other tribes' cultural elements in mind when I start a plot. In Thief of Time, I wanted to make readers aware of Navajo attitude toward the dead, respect for burial sites.
Tony Hillerman
AttitudeRespectTimeMindStart
Who am I to say anybody can't do what they want to do and create their own destiny if they believe in something?
Robbie Lawler
DestinyBelieveCreateSayWantOwn
With my friends, I don't feel pressure to be someone other than who I am.
Judith Guest
I AmPressureFeelFriendsSomeone
I would never watch 'Lost' on TV; I'd just wait until I could get at least five or six episodes in a row. Saved myself a lot of anxiety that way.
Brandon Jay McLaren
MyselfWaitAnxietyLostWayNever
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