“You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself.” IfsWritingArtistMinesResonance Author:Kathy Mattea
“I am deeply moved when I write. I get turned on by it. I've never used any drugs for stimulation. I don't use words loosely. When I'm working and the right word comes, there is an answering resonance within me. There is also a hardness of intention that goes with it. There is no idleness in it.” WritingUseUsedDrugMovedIntentionIdlenessResonanceStimulationRight WordsHardness Author:Saul Bellow
“The one thing that's hurt in my career is people saying I don't want to come out of Manchester to fight people.” PeopleWantMotivationFightingHurtCareersOne ThingManchester Author:Ricky Hatton
“What is happening is not ideal. Sometimes nothing goes smoothly in the preparation for fights, and that is when you have to show what kind of champion you are and deal with whatever is put in front of you. This is just another obstacle, and if it does go to court then I will be as equally determined to overcome it.” IfsKindDoeSometimesShowsMotivationFightingDealsFrontsHappeningsIdealsOvercomingCourtObstaclesDeterminedPreparationChampion Author:Ricky Hatton
“I'll go gentle on him, ... I promise not to rough him up too much. I just think him saying stuff like that is just him. He's like the Junior Witter of America, he hasn't got a good word to say about anyone expect himself. Personality wise, he's very different to me, that's for sure.” ThinkingDifferentAmericaMotivationStuffToo MuchWisePersonalityPromiseGentleRoughJuniorsI PromiseGood Words Author:Ricky Hatton
“It was just 12 months ago that I was the one doing the chasing and looking for all the big names. I guess now I'm universally recognized as No. 1 in the division and they're all looking for me. To be in a position where I can pick my opponents, wow, that's a fighter's dream, really.” I CanDreamBigsMotivationNamesPositionMonthsPicksFighterOpponentsDivisionWowChasing Author:Ricky Hatton
“I had to come to the United States to prove myself. I fought for a long time in England and a lot of people thought I was a protected fighter.” PeopleLongStatesMotivationUnitedUnited StatesProveLong TimeEnglandFighterProtectedProve Myself Author:Ricky Hatton
“I'm a Mancunian born and bred and I feel I'm no different to the man in the crowd and it's nice to reward them. I want to become a great champion.” MenWantFeelsDifferentMotivationBornNiceHe ManRewardsCrowdsChampion Author:Ricky Hatton
“We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear in all eternity... But if it takes not place in me, what avails it? Everything lies in this, that it should take place in me.” IfsShouldLyingFatherBearsBirthEternalEternityCeaseCelebrate Author:Meister Eckhart
“Both of us don't go backwards and I think that is the key to the fight. Whoever ends up going backwards is going to lose.” ThinkingEndsMotivationFightingLosesKeysBackwards Author:Ricky Hatton