Daniel Handler Quotes

I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is.

My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.

Knowing where you're going is all you need to get there.

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

The big thing is that you know what you want.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

If you focus on the obstacles, then you give them more power. Instead focus on your purpose, on your most authentic and fundamental intentions.

When someone wants something, they must know why they are fighting. This is the only reason to seek a reward.

Purpose is a desire for something in our own power, coupled with an investigation into its means.

The wish precedes the event, the will accompanies it.

Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, "This is my work; my blessing, not my doom; Of all who live, I am the one by whom This work can best be done in the right way."

Anything can be achieved with a strong enough why!

People who get what they want tend to be the ones who make the effort to know what they want.

When the why gets stronger, the how gets easier.

Hold on to your vision and make it your reality.

The only purpose of starting is to finish

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin.

Without the ability to visualize a goal and believe it will be reached, nothing of substance will be achieved. Not by anybody. Not at any time. Not in any place.

The day effort ceased, I also ceased. Because you cannot exist without effort, and you cannot exist without desire, and you cannot exist without striving.

Purpose directs energy, and purpose makes energy.

Having a powerful enough WHY will provide you with the necessary HOW

So, that is my final lesson from the universe - you just do what you need to do, and stay on track.

Between being able to and actually doing something lies an ocean, and on its bottom rests all too often the wreck of willpower.