“We all start out with the same alphabet. We are all unique. Talent is not the most important thing --- discipline and dedication are. Craft can be learned but desire and longing are innate. Despite the demands of school and just being young, try to write SOMETHING every day --- a description, a captured emotion, a simile, a metaphor. Read, for crying out loud! A writer must read the way a ball player must go to the ballfield every day to practice. Everything is possible in this world of ours--- and so's publication.” WorldWayWritingTryingImportantSchoolYoungDesireEmotionPracticePlayerTalentCryThis WorldDisciplineDemandUniqueBallsImportant ThingsLongingMetaphorDespiteCraftsLoudDescriptionDedicationJust BeingInnateSimileCapturedPublicationAlphabetBall PlayersUnique Talents Author:Robert Cormier
“This is no job for a UN committee. It needs the same kind of unwavering dedication and the kinds of people that got us the first nuclear submarine and the first man on the moon.” PeopleMenNeedsFirstsKindJobsMoonNuclearDedicationCommitteesSubmarinesUnwavering Author:Wilson Greatbatch
“But I am just as appalled that my experience, knowledge, dedication and service relative to defending the United States against biological warfare has been turned against me in connection with the search for the anthrax killer.” Has BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesConnectionsRelativeDedicationKillersWarfareAnthraxBiological Warfare Author:Steven Hatfill
“My mother, on Sundays, used to prepare things to use during the week, like freshly made broth. It wasn't chicken stock or pasta sauces. She always made her own homemade pasta. So, the amount of dedication that goes into what these people used to do - it was a long time ago but you come to appreciate the hard work and the care about little things.” PeopleLittlesLongMadeHardUseCareUsedMotherWeekHard WorkAmountLong TimeAppreciateSundayChickensLittle ThingsDedicationLong Time AgoSaucePastaHomemade Author:Carrie Ann Inaba