“It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous.”
"Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he’s supposed to be doing at that moment."
- Robert Benchley
Awareness
"It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by then I was too famous."
- Robert Benchley
Personal Growth
"When a friend warned him that alcohol was slow poison, Robert Benchley replied, "So who's in a hurry?""
- Robert Benchley
Wisdom
"There are two kinds of travel: first class and with children."
- Robert Benchley
Family
"In America, there are two classes of travel: first-class and with children."
- Robert Benchley
Family
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence