“I think the most important thing is just to write. It sounds so simple, but sometimes it's not. You can get so distracted - -by having to work other jobs, or what other people have to say about your writing - -but the one thing that really matters is that you just keep going, especially when you're working on a novel. It's so easy to get discouraged and give up.” PeopleThinkingGivingWritingImportantSometimesMatterJobsEasySoundSimpleNovelOne ThingGiving UpImportant ThingsKeep GoingDiscouragedDistractedEasy To Get Author:Sarah Dessen
“I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion.” GivingChristianReligionWishOne ThingMy FamilyProperty Author:Patrick Henry
“One thing I will not compromise over is whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they've already racked up. If Congress refuses to give the United States the ability to pay its bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic.” IfsGivingShouldStatesAbilityUnitedPayUnited StatesEconomyOne ThingConsequenceBillsCongressRefuseCompromiseGlobal Economy Author:Barack Obama
“The one thing He commands us as His branches is to bear fruit. Let us live to bless others, to testify of the life and the love there is in Jesus. Let us in faith and obedience give our whole life to that which Jesus chose us for and appointed us to-fruit-bearing.” GivingWholeJesusChristOne ThingBearsJesus ChristFruitWhole LifeCommandObedienceBranchesBless Author:Andy Murray
“In order to be a success in business, there is one thing you must do. You cannot be successful without it. That is WORK. I have not told you anything new. Everyone knows that you cannot be successful in anything without work. Why does not everyone work? Because some lack the one thing that makes men want to work - ENTHUSIASM. That is something no one can give you. You must acquire it yourself, and the only way that you can become enthusiastic about anything is to have a thorough KNOWLEDGE of it. You have never seen an enthusiastic man who was lazy.” KnowsMenWayWantGivingDoeSuccessOrderSuccessfulOne ThingStressEnthusiasmAcquireBeing SuccessfulLazyBusiness SuccessEnthusiasticThoroughThorough Knowledge Author:Thomas Watson, Jr.
“Looking back, if I had to live my life over, there are things I would do differently, but the one thing I would not change is my charitable giving. I'm particularly thankful for my father's advice to set goals so high that they can't possibly be achieved during a lifetime and to give help where help is needed most. That inspiration keeps me energized and eager to keep working hard every day on giving back and making the world a better place for generations to come.” IfsWorldGivingHardHelpingInspirationFatherGoalGenerationsOne ThingAdviceNeededLifetimeLooking BackLiving My LifeBetter PlaceGiving BackSetting GoalsCharitableCharitable Giving Author:Ted Turner
“So is there a difference between Democrats and Republicans? Sure. The Democrats say one thing ("Save the planet!") and then do another--quietly holding hands behind the scenes with the bastards who make this world a dirtier, meaner place. The Republicans just come right out and give the bastards a corner office in the West Wing. That's the difference.” WorldGivingHandsDifferencesBehindsOne ThingThis WorldPlanetsRepublicanSceneOfficeWingsWestDemocratCornersBehind The ScenesHolding HandsSave The Planet Author:Michael Moore
“What I'm interested in watching is to make sure that they give the right advice now to the contestants who are going forward because, you know, it's one thing just to criticize but you've got to also give, you know, good advice which is going to help them. Overall, I think they're a good panel.” ThinkingKnowsGivingHelpingOne ThingAdviceCriticizeGood AdviceContestants Author:Simon Cowell
“I would not recommend poetry as a career. In the first place, it's impossible in this time and place - in this culture - to make poetry a career. The writing of poetry is one thing. It's an obsession, the scratching of a divine itch, and has nothing to do with money. You can, however, make a career out of being a poet by teaching, traveling around, and giving lectures. It's a thin living at best.” GivingWritingFirstsCultureCareersImpossibleOne ThingTeachingDivinePoetObsessionPoetry IsLectures Author:Maxine Kumin
“What seems different in yourself; that's the rare thing you possess. The one thing that gives each of us his worth, and that's just what we try to suppress. And we claim to love life.” GivingTryingDifferentSeemsOne ThingClaimsLove LifeRare ThingsMimicryAgoraphobia Author:Andre Gide
“I know perfection is one thing I will never achieve, but I will always make it my goal because this means I am always giving my all and working to improve” KnowsGivingMeanGoalOne ThingAchievePerfection Author:Luke Wood
“When you lose velocity off of your fastball, one thing that suffers is your off-speed pitches - the action on your off-speed pitches. Once you lose arm speed, it takes away rotation from your off-speed pitches. The rotation is what gives them the sharpness and the nastiness.” GivingActionSufferingLosesOne ThingArmsSpeedVelocityRotationFastballsSharpnessNastiness Author:Tim Hudson
“With acting it's your neck up there in the end. And if you think the director can't help you it's one thing. But if you feel they're reining you in when they need to be giving you some rope, or vice versa, then I just don't tolerate that.” IfsThinkingNeedsGivingFeelsEndsHelpingActingOne ThingDirectorsVicesNecksTolerateRopeVice Versa Author:John Malkovich
“I went to McGill University, but I didn't graduate. They won't graduate me because I didn't have a degree in any one thing. I studied everything and they were like, "You studied too many things, so we can't give you a degree."” GivingOne ThingLike YouDegreesUniversityGraduates Author:Rachelle Lefevre
“There isn't one thing in particular; rather, a lot of different things give me inspiration. I tend to come up with tunes when I do things that are not part of my daily routine, like traveling. But even during my everyday life, I come up with tunes when I'm emotionally moved. By looking at a beautiful picture, scenery, tasting something delicious, scents that bring back memories, happy and sad things... Anything that moves my emotion gives me inspiration.” GivingDifferentInspirationBeautifulMovingMemoriesEmotionOne ThingParticularGive MeMovedEverydayCome UpTunesDifferent ThingsRoutineScentEveryday LifeDeliciousSceneryTastingSad ThingsDaily RoutinesBeautiful Picture Author:Yoko Shimomura
“You can write a 1st paragraph that continues the same thought you expressed in your headline. If you stop a reader with a headline about house paint, you can be sure of at least one thing about that reader: He wants more info about house paint. You will not lose him as long as you continue to give him what he wants.” IfsWantGivingWritingLongHouseLosesOne ThingReaderPaintHeadlinesParagraph Author:John Caples
“One thing is certain: the time will come when the opinions of priests and doctors must give way to the science of life; for their opinions lead to death and misery, and the science of life is health and happiness.” WayGivingLife IsCertainOpinionOne ThingDoctorsMiseryPriests Book:The Complete Collected Works of Dr. Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (Hardcover Edition) Source: The Complete Collected Works of Dr. Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (Hardcover Edition)
“Men give up one thing to take up another, but in spite of numerous changes they do not find peace. They are no better than monkeys who let go one bough to take hold of another, only to let it go again.” MenGivingOne ThingLetting GoGiving UpSpiteMonkeysLet It GoFinding Peace Author:Gautama Buddha
“That's the one thing you wake up with every day: How long have I got left? And that's the saddest thing in the world, because you have this absolute realization that everything you love you're going to have to let go of and give up. I look at my daughter and I think, There's going to be a point where I'm not going to be around for her. Even the thought of that breaks my heart.” ThinkingWorldGivingLooksHeartLongLeftBreakOne ThingLove YouMy HeartLetting GoGiving UpDaughterWake UpAbsolutesRealizationMy DaughterSaddestBreaking My Heart Author:Moby
“One thing that keeps me awake at night: I am a mother and, I have to confess with great delight, a grandmother of five girls, which gives me great hope for the future - girl power! Can I say that without alienating all of the men?” MenGivingMotherNightGirlFiveOne ThingHe ManGive MeDelightAwakeGrandmotherGirl PowerHope For The FutureGreat HopeAwake At Night Author:Queen Noor of Jordan