Shawn Ryan Quotes

The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

I just want to be great. I want to stand out, be a great leader for this defense, and I'm just trying to leave it all out on the field.

If you're working, and you're not trying to be great, give up.

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

My advice is if you have to do music, then do it! There's no choice in your heart and your soul - unless you have that kind of great need, desire and determination, it's pretty tough out there!

We cannot all be great, but we can always attach ourselves to something that it great.

I'm kind of obsessed with Shaun White. I took a DVD of Shaun White to the hospital when I gave birth to my son. His physical elegance and his ease in front of the camera alone are inspiring, but he's got this... this dedication to excellence and this straight up courage that just... it personifies everything I want to be and everything I am not.

Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do.

You must have the devil in you to succeed in the arts.

I find mediocrity hard. I find that whole area difficult. I'm a very passionate person; I care very much about what I do. I believe I give it a lot, so it's gotta be good; otherwise, what's the point?

There are no great people. There are only great topics.

I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed; but you may note this fact, that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.

The painter's obsession with his subject is all that he needs to drive him to work.

Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

I've always been ambitious to be very good at what I do.

I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

I'm producing more, but I think to direct, one has to have a burning desire, and that's not me. I'd rather do something else.

The only thing Steve Jobs has ever asked me in all the years we've been together and have been partners, the only thing he has ever asked me is: 'Make it great.'

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

At the end of Requiem all I wanted to do was get a DV camera and just do a small film. But then the hunger comes back.