#knowing

The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit. ↗

— David Lee Roth

#problem #quit #self-improvement

She watches Simon's profile as he drives, concentrating, but he keeps turning to her, and every time he does so, he is smiling. He doesn't seem to care, and she wonders if, actually, he wants to be caught. In some ways she does, because she knows, already, albeit crazily swiftly, that she wants more of this man, that once was never, ever going to be enough. ↗

— Sarah Rayner

#knowing #lust #passion #love

We are unknown to ourselves, we men of knowledge - and with good reason. We have never sought ourselves - how could it happen that we should ever find ourselves? It has rightly been said: "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"; our treasure is where the beehives of our knowledge are. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#knowledge #wisdom #men

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ↗

— Scott Adams

#allowing #creativity #keep #knowing #make

Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good. ↗

— Johnny Miller

#knowing #pretty #pretty good #serenity #shot

Yeah, I think it motivates you as people start to count you out. It doesn't make you play any harder, because every time you go out on the field you give 110 percent, but it does give you more of an edge mentally, knowing that you were in the same situation, because in sports you always find yourself behind. ↗

— Joe Montana

#any #because #behind #count #does

It was very satisfying knowing I could come in not really knowing what I was going to do, and at the end of the session feeling that I'd really done interesting guitar work and knowing that I'd really contributed to the music. ↗

— Ronnie Montrose

#contributed #could #done #end #feeling

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#does #enemy #expect #knowing #timing

I was very blessed in always knowing what I wanted to do, and by the grace of God I've been able to succeed in my chosen career. ↗

— Nichelle Nichols

#always #been #blessed #career #chosen

I came here knowing nobody. I worked clubs as a singer and even the doors a few times before I landed some TV roles. ↗

— Chazz Palminteri

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