“I like the idea of becoming [fairly] good at lots of things rather than very good at just one thing. So it would be nice to be okay at the guitar or at the piano, a reasonable cook, perhaps able to fix your car or do some basic carpentry, and be able to write the odd article. Rather than being super good at one tiny thing, to be kind of average at lots of things. It might mean that you have a more kind of enjoyable, complete life.” WritingKindMeanIdeasMightWould BeAbleNiceOne ThingCarBecomingOkayGuitarVery GoodAverageTinyCooksOddPianoJust OneReasonableBe KindArticlesBeing NiceEnjoyableCarpentryTiny ThingsComplete Life Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“God is the Creator God, he doesn't want to say, "Okay, creation was very good, but I'm scrapping it." He wants to say, "Creation is so good that I'm going to rescue it."” WantCreationOkayVery GoodCreatorRescueCreator God Author:N. T. Wright
“If you have religious faith, very good, you can add on secular ethics, then religious belief, add on it, very good. But even those people who have no interest about religion, okay, it's not religion, but you can train through education.” PeopleIfsBeliefInterestReligiousEthicsOkayAddTrainVery GoodSecularReligious FaithReligious Belief Author:Dalai Lama
“Nobody tells young writers it's okay if you're not very good, you'll get better. So I just thought I'm not very good, so I should try to do every other thing besides writing. That's how I ended up being a hitchhiker, a world traveler, and a mathematician.” IfsWorldShouldWritingTryingYoungOkayVery GoodGet BetterMathematicianTravelerTravel The WorldYoung Writers Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell
“Paternalistic is a very good word. They think they have to look out for these guys? Don't worry about it. Why? Because of history. Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant. They did okay.” ThinkingLooksGuyWorryOkayVery GoodKevinGood WordsTracy Author:Sonny Vaccaro
“The Americans only like things they can label, even if it kills them. Think of those poor Latin American writers. Some of them are very good. But the "magical realism" label has absolutely ruined them. The critics are like tourists who return from a trip saying they've "done" Machu Picchu: "Okay, we've done magical realism," so now we can throw it out.” ThinkingDonePoorOkayCriticsVery GoodLatinLatin AmericaAmerican Writer Author:Gore Vidal
“I've made movies that I thought were okay, but then I was very good. And sometimes you're in a movie and you think, 'I wish more people saw that' - because you're good. And it just works out that the movie gets lost. But that's show business.” PeopleThinkingMadeSometimesShowsLostWishSawsOkayVery GoodWork OutShow Business Author:Christopher Walken