“It is kind of hard to figure out who you are when you've lost your job at age 13, when that was basically how you identified yourself.” KindHardAgeJobsLostFiguresWho You Are Author:Jodi Sweetin
“Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost. The idea is hard to accept. We all have emotional equity in our first draft; we can't believe that it wasn't born perfect. But the odds are close to 100 percent that it wasn't.” WritingFirstsBelieveWellsIdeasHardGamesLostBornPerfectAcceptingEmotionalPercentEssenceOddsEquityRewritingWriting Well Author:William Zinsser
“I do have a little bit more confidence in - or at least familiarity with - my process. For example, when it feels like it's going badly or that I'm lost, I know I'll eventually find my way because I've been through it before. But writing itself is still hard.” KnowsWayFeelsWritingLittlesStillsHardLostBitsProcessExampleLittle BitMy WayFamiliarity Author:Sara Zarr
“You can spend your life competing in a world that talks too loud / You can lose your own direction getting lost among the crowd / Confusion - is it any wonder that the road ahead's not clear / Well you can try too hard to find it now I realise it's here” WorldTryingWellsHardLostLosesWonderClearCrowdsConfusionLoudRealisingCompetingGetting Lost Author:Kim Wilde
“Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn't hard to master.” ArtHardLostHoursLosesAcceptingDoorsMastersKeysLosing Book:Poems Source: Poems
“It’s hard to imagine the revenue from selling the prints will cover the cost of lost goodwill.” HardLostImagineCostSellingPrintRevenueGoodwill Author:Stewart Butterfield
“If you take away the last few years, from my last year in Washington, and you think about my career, there was nothing but hard work. I was in the gym three or four times a day, working on my skills. If we lost a game, and I thought I played bad, I'm staying in the gym to keep shooting. That's what I did. That's what I was known for: I was a gym rat.” IfsThinkingYearsHardLastsThreeGamesLostKnownCareersFourHard WorkSkillsShootingStayingGymLast YearRatsGym Rats Author:Gilbert Arenas
“Sometimes when you hear so much and everybody is praising you, you can get lost in that. You can start thinking that you are on a higher pedestal than everyone else. So I try to stay level headed, humble and the best way to do that is to not really acknowledge it that much. I just keep grinding and working as hard as I can. I also set my goals higher so that I don't have time to be content with my place in life and in my career.” ThinkingWayTryingI CanSometimesHardLostGoalLevelsCareersHigherPraiseHumbleBest WayAcknowledgePedestalPlace In LifeLevel Headed Author:Kevin Hart
“When I was younger, I thought, 'Ok, I'm supposed to do this project because it'll help my career,' but that didn't work because I ended up doing movies that I worked really hard on but I didn't really like and they didn't turn out well, so it was like I lost double. Once I just started working with people and projects I believed in, everything changed and I suddenly had a career that I loved and that I was proud of.” PeopleWellsHardHelpingTurnsLostCareersChangedProudProjects Author:James Franco
“You, faulty men! Not only got lost on the way of charlatains, but contravened against the divine nature. Weren't settled for the wealthy, clear air, you bewitched it with smoke and burnt smell, you weren't settled for the best spring water, you filled up yourself with several kinds of hard drinks, the sun shined for you in vain, you didn't behold it...” MenWayKindHardLostWaterSunClearAirDivineDrinkSpringFilledSmellSmokeVainWealthyDivine NatureFilled UpBewitchedSpring Water Author:Tivadar Kosztka Csontvary
“I have heard of managers who encourage players not to slide hard for fear they will get hurt and be lost from the lineup for a time. That is why you occasionally see a player go into second base on a double-play ball and not even bother to slide. I wonder, could Ty Cobb sit though plays like that and hold his lunch?” HardPlayLostHurtWonderPlayerHeardBallsManagersBotherLunchSlides Author:Frank Robinson
“You just gotta be yourself. Like be yourself and if it works out for you, grind hard. Don't get lost in it. And have fun.” IfsHardLostFunWork OutHaving FunBeing YourselfGrind Author:Kirko Bangz
“Balancing is hard. I've lost roles that I really wanted because I had set up a tour. I cancelled tours to do roles before. But I have to find the time to make that up to my audience. I made a commitment to them.” MadeHardWantedLostRolesAudienceCommitment Author:Jill Scott
“I guess in my own life, privacy, anonymity, and the mystery of being lost are important. I also feel that people are mysterious and complex no matter what they do, and no matter how hard they try to reveal their own mystery.” PeopleFeelsTryingImportantMatterHardLostMy OwnMysteryNo Matter WhatComplexesMysteriousPrivacyMy Own LifeAnonymity Author:Jennifer Egan
“I hope my novels will allow you to become lost in a world totally unlike the actual world we live in. I work hard to make the words evoke particular images, thoughts, feelings, the mystery of relationships.” WorldHardFeelingsLostNovelMysteryParticularHard WorkEvoke Author:Jay Neugeboren
“It's important to look ahead, I think, to shape your stuff for - again - effect. Because it's just so easy to write long, flowy sentences, get lost in them. The hard part's making them matter, making yourself make them matter.” ThinkingWritingLooksLongImportantMatterHardLostEasyStuffEffectsShapesSentences Author:Stephen Graham Jones
“I heard once that I'm considering having liposuction. And the reason I find that so ridiculous is I've gone out of my way to train really hard the last eight months. I want to prove you don't need surgery, you don't need steroids and you don't even need to diet. I've lost over a stone and that's all been down to good old-fashioned exercise. Once your metabolism gets going you can enjoy your life.” WayWantNeedsHardReasonLastsLostEnjoyGoneHeardMonthsExerciseProveStonesTrainEightRidiculousMy WayDietsConsideringSurgeryOld FashionedSteroidMetabolismEnjoy Your Life Author:Peter Andre