“That's the difference between the serious artist and the craftsman--the craftsman can take material and because of his abilities do a professional job of it. The serious artist, like Proust, is like an object caught by a wave and swept to shore. He's obsessed by his material; it's like a venom working in his blood and the art is the antidote.” ArtJobsArtistDifferencesAbilityBloodObjectsSeriousMaterialsArt IsWaveCaughtObsessedShoreAntidoteCraftsmanVenomProust Book:Truman Capote: Conversations Source: Truman Capote: Conversations
“When you're in government, of course, you have protection and you have people who are looking out for your wellbeing, but you can't live in a state of fear. If you do, you're not going to do your job very well and you're going to give yourself high blood pressure, which probably isn't worth it.” PeopleIfsGivingWellsStatesGovernmentJobsCoursesBloodPressureProtectionWorth ItWellbeingBlood PressureHigh Blood Pressure Author:Condoleezza Rice
“I regard (parenting) as the hardest, most complicated, anxiety-ridden, sweat-and-blood-producing job in the world. Succeeding requires the ultimate in patience, common sense, commitment, humor, tact, love, wisdom, awareness, and knowledge. At the same time, it holds the possibility for the most rewarding, joyous experience of a lifetime, namely, that of being successful guides to a new and unique human being.” WorldHumansJobsHuman BeingsCommonSuccessfulBloodAwarenessPossibilitySucceedAnxietyUniqueCommitmentUltimateRegardLifetimeComplicatedGuidesHardestCommon SenseBeing SuccessfulSweatJoyousTactLove Wisdom Book:The new peoplemaking Source: The new peoplemaking
“Someone has to really like you to go out there and physically get your CD. Shout out to everybody who actually paid for the CD. A lot of people don't realize that's how we live, that's our job. When we people take music from us, that's just like taking food off of our table and it's not cool. It's a lot of blood, sweat and tears that goes into the music and those lyrics. To have people just go and steal it, it doesn't feel well.” PeopleFeelsWellsJobsRealizingBloodTearsLike YouPaidTablesStealingSweatCdsSweat And TearsShout OutBlood Sweat And TearsReally Like You Author:Ginuwine
“I was dirt-poor. I could barely hold down a job. Eventually, though, I started getting small parts on shows like 'Smallville,' 'Supernatural'... and lots of really bad sci-fi movies. I was running around the woods in wolf contacts, covered in fake blood made out of pancake syrup, roaring.” MadeShowsRunningJobsPoorBloodWoodsContactFakeCoveredSci FiDirtSmall PartsRoaringPancakesSyrupSci Fi Movie Author:Cory Monteith
“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.” PeopleIfsBelieveJobsCan DoLeadershipBloodTearsSweatSweat And TearsBlood Sweat And Tears Author:Simon Sinek