To me success means effectiveness in the world, that i am able to carry my ideas and values into the world? that i am able to change it in positive ways

To me success means effectiveness in the world, that i am able to carry my ideas and values into the world? that i am able to change it in positive ways

Maxine Kingston
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Strength is life, weakness is death. Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal.

We're in hell right now, gentlemen. We can climb out of hell, one inch at a time.

Your commitment to gratitude and cultivating a positive mindset allows you to appreciate the present moment and attract more opportunities for success.

Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for God’s sake, tell us something that will save us from ourselves. Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone. Write like you have a message from the king. Or don’t. Who knows, maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who doesn’t have to.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept responsibility for changing them.

Strength is life, weakness is death. Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal.

We're in hell right now, gentlemen. We can climb out of hell, one inch at a time.

Your commitment to gratitude and cultivating a positive mindset allows you to appreciate the present moment and attract more opportunities for success.

Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for God’s sake, tell us something that will save us from ourselves. Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone. Write like you have a message from the king. Or don’t. Who knows, maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who doesn’t have to.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept responsibility for changing them.