#harp

The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it. There's always something better to do, like I've got an interview, sharpening the pencils, trimming the roses. There's always something better to do. Going to a writer's club? ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

#ass #better #chair #club #down

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'. ↗

— Dan Rather

#begins #believes #called #dream #leads

They're not the sharpest people - babies. So, you must be everything to them. ↗

— Paul Reiser

#everything #must #people #sharpest #them

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people. ↗

— Jim Rohn

#advantage #affect #arise #clarity #communication skills

Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp. ↗

— Henry Rollins

#body #clean #keep #lean #mind

In nature there are few sharp lines. ↗

— A. R. Ammons

#lines #nature #sharp

I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness. ↗

— William Brewster

#discipline #forgiveness #goal #godly #hearts

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood. ↗

— Buddha

#drawing #kills #knife #like #sharp

The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#pen #sharp #short #sword #than

I said in sharp language that that practice was wrong. ↗

— Ken Starr

#language #practice #said #sharp #wrong