Martha Beck Quotes

As I obsess about my ancient problems, I feel more like I'm sinking in quicksand than lighting a torch. I'm creating neither heat nor light, just the icky, perversely pleasurable squish of self-pity between my toes. My only defense is that I'm not the only one down here in the muck - our whole culture is doting on tales of personal tragedy.

Martha Beck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 29, 1962

Topics

LightCultureProblemsFeelDown

I often stay in Tokyo's Daikanyama neighbourhood. You can go for a peaceful morning run along the Meguro river, and it is particularly incredible during cherry blossom season.

Joe Gebbia

MorningRiverBlossomYouPeaceful

Given the trendlines of digital publishing, where more and more large platforms are profiting from, and controlling, the works of individuals, I can't stress enough: Put your taproot in the independent web. Use the platforms for free distribution (they're using you for free content, after all). And make sure you link back to your own domain.

John Battelle

StressFreeEnoughYouBackDigital

Once I'm comfortable with someone, I'm not reserved. I'm a compulsive confessor.

Jennifer Connelly

SomeoneComfortableReservedOnce

I think NATO is a Cold War product. I think NATO historically should have shut up shop in 1990 along with the Warsaw Pact; unfortunately, it didn't.

Jeremy Corbyn

WarColdThinkProductShut UpUp

I think there is this very nice, if at times dangerous, untethered optimism that exists in Silicon Valley.

John Collison

OptimismThinkDangerousNiceValley

It's cool when people know you more, but I like people to treat me regular when they see me. I take pictures. I don't really be big on people looking at me.

Meek Mill

PeopleMeCoolLookingTreatYou

I know O.J. better than anyone on the legal team. There are so many things I know about his personality. My job is really strategy and liaison between the lawyers and O.J.

Robert Kardashian

PersonalityJobTeamLegalBetter

There were butterflies, otherwise, you're not really ready to play. The locker room, I remember, was quiet and we were very focused on playing that game.

John Starks

GameRememberYouQuietReadyPlay

My background is in theater. I was a theater major in college.

Amy Schumer

CollegeBackgroundTheaterMajor

I think there is more pressure at trials when you are trying to make the team and you have to come first or second, and you have to go under qualifying time.

Stephanie Rice

TimeTeamThinkPressureTryingYou

After all these years, I definitely associate having a pen in my hand with having an ashtray just out of eye line.

Tom Stoppard

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There are creative benefits to getting older.

Ron Howard

Getting OlderCreativeBenefitsOlder

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