Every man in the game, from the minors on up, is not only fighting against the other side, but he's trying to hold onto his own job against those on his own bench who'd love to take it away. Why deny this? Why minimize it? Why not boldly admit it?
In the absence of a great dream, pettiness prevails.
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.
The way to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the results you want to create. When you make a choice, you activate vast human energies and resources, which otherwise go untapped.
You want what you want, whether or not you think you can have it.
Creating is no problem - problem solving is not creating.
It's not what the vision is, it's what the vision does.
If you produce one book, you will have done something wonderful in your life.
I'm obsessed by film. I'm obsessed with music and producing and making things happen.
The problem in our society is the ego psychology and conventional wisdom about "look out for #1. " That conventional wisdom thinks that "love your enemy" is to some a principle no one can ever live by.
To say no at the right time, and then stand by it, is the first element of success. He is the wise man who, for all his life, can keep mind and soul and body clean.