The World Motivation
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
“Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.”
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
Friendship often ends in love. But love in friendship; never.
He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place.
He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue and time are three things that never stand still.
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
When my father retired, all he did was twiddle his thumbs. I don't want to go down that road. As long as I'm still in demand, I'll work.
When you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up. Once you get to the point where Hollywood sees that you create results, then the demand for you becomes higher.
I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.
It's nice to be in demand.
I keep an ongoing list of my fifty favorite books, which I recalibrate whenever I discover a new one that seems to demand a spot there.