Dignity is an affectation, cute but eccentric, like learning French or collecting scarves.
Angels do not toil, but let their good works grow out of them.
It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.
Speed is not always a constituent to great work, the process of creation should be given time and thought.
And talk about that fabulous chest. Mmm he must work out because that chest does wonders".
I've always had a 'Work hard, play hard' attitude to life - I still do - but sometimes you get involved in something that needs a calm, methodical approach.
I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.
There was always a feeling for me that it would work. That's what keeps me going. You go in with a positive attitude and stay there, and that's a big part of what does make it work.
People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows?
Every law out there is to protect the safety of every individual, regardless of their age and regardless of their race. And so, if those laws are not working, then we need to work to change them.
The bulk of my fans are my age, and I'm aging at the same rate they are. That makes me relevant. They like hearing what I have to say. I work hard at it, but it's addicting, really.
I like writing for movies. It's nice to be alone working on fiction in your room, and then it's nice to be in a room with a bunch of people working on a movie.
The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.
I think you don't do work for controversy alone, and whenever you do new work which people don't understand and they say it is done to create controversy.
When you work with directors who really love actors, who love their contribution, it feels amazing. But sometimes when you work with directors, you feel like you're in the way.
I really want to work with Adele, I think she's amazing. Lykke Li as well. I love them both. I'd also like to work with The Script. I met them in Australia and we just got on like a house on fire.
We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city.
The intellectual architecture means focusing on doing great work instead of focusing on agency politics.
The team architecture means setting up an organization that helps people produce that great work in teams.
There must be some one quality without which a work of art cannot exist; possessing which, in the least degree, no work is altogether worthless.
Unless the work of art has wholly exhausted its maker's attention, it fails. This is why works of great significance are demanding and why they are infinitely rewarding.
