“I think I'm well on the way of overcoming a very big hurdle that's been in my way for several years. Which is trying to find a way to not let the insecurity of my profession get the better of me and make me crazy. I'm trying to find a way to maintain my own personal balance in the midst of everything.” ThinkingWayTryingYearsWellsBigsMy OwnCrazyBalanceOvercomingProfessionMy WayInsecurityMidstHurdle Author:Rebecca De Mornay
“Cognitive consonance is what writing in the Age of the idiot is all about. The key to success in the scribbling profession is to strike the right balance of mediocrity in writing and thinking, which invariably entails echoing one of two party lines, poorly.” ThinkingWritingTwoAgeLinesPartyKeysBalanceProfessionStrikesIdiotMediocrityKey To SuccessCognitiveConsonanceWriting And Thinking Author:Ilana Mercer
“Poetry is a dangerous profession between conflict and resolution, between feeling and thought, between becoming and being, between the ultra-personal and the universal - and these balances are shifting all the time.” FeelingsDangerousBecomingBalanceConflictUniversalProfessionPoetry IsResolutionShiftingUltras Author:May Sarton
“Like the characters in Chekhov, they have no reserves -– you learn the most intimate secrets. You get an impression of a world peopled by eccentrics, of odd professions, almost incredible stupidities, and, to balance them, amazing endurances.” WorldCharacterSecretBalanceIncrediblesStupidityProfessionImpressionOddIntimateReservesChekhov Book:Another Mexico Source: Another Mexico
“But acting is my main profession so it's about finding the right balance. I don't know how, if I went any further with the music, I would manage to do both - I would have to take time off from acting because I couldn't do both at same time. I could do six months on and six months off perhaps. But I'm really proud of the record. I've worked on it for a while and I'm really glad to finally get the album out, having done three EPs prior to its release.” IfsKnowsDoneThreeActingKnow HowRecordsMonthsProudBalanceSixFindingsAlbumsProfessionGladManageReleaseTake TimeSix MonthsTime Off Author:Iwan Rheon
“Inquiry and curiosity is really important in any profession, but definitely in what I do. And in parallel you also need to be confident enough to try things. So it's a tricky thing sometimes to balance those two states.” NeedsTryingTwoImportantSometimesStatesEnoughBalanceCuriosityProfessionInquiryParallelsTrickyBe Confident Author:Cate Blanchett