tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post2458614348204223845..comments2023-11-05T12:12:26.915+00:00Comments on Jean Bull's Writing Blog: Walt Disney, Mary Pickford, Henry Thoreau and Motivation for Writers.Jean Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post-19322898614632994832013-06-04T19:09:01.631+01:002013-06-04T19:09:01.631+01:00Thanks, Jeffrey, but I was just quoting what it sa...Thanks, Jeffrey, but I was just quoting what it said inside the fortune cookie.Jean Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post-46930164391995597542013-06-04T17:13:21.714+01:002013-06-04T17:13:21.714+01:00Thoreau didn't exactly write it like that. Wha...Thoreau didn't exactly write it like that. What he wrote was: “I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." Fortune cookies are not very reliable but writers should try to get it right.Jeffrey S. Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025960153503837833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post-54160907699068935722013-04-28T19:52:04.102+01:002013-04-28T19:52:04.102+01:00Yes, very wise. It's rather like 'If you d...Yes, very wise. It's rather like 'If you don't want to do something, you find an excuse. If you do want to do something, you find a way,' which I think is attributable to Jim Rohn.Jean Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post-76449150628980324112013-04-28T16:05:23.467+01:002013-04-28T16:05:23.467+01:00I love those little stories and quotes, Jean! I ha...I love those little stories and quotes, Jean! I have loads too but I do remind myself of this favourite from time to time: <br />'We have the power to shrink our dreams to fit reality, or the power to stretch our reality to fit our dreams.' Anon.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.com