Lisa Snowdon Quotes

I can be pretty reactive, and I've learned over time to be less reactive: to stop and think before I make decisions.

A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial, and judicious expenditure on the part of his son.

I start each book when it's ready and never before.

I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the way I'm doing everything as it happens. I'm just trying my best.

My biggest weakness is patience, wanting to see things happen too quickly or get changes in place right away. Not having the patience to let things develop.

When people have a willpower failure, it's because they haven't anticipated a situation that's going to come along.

A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.

I like to see how I can do it for less money.

So if I think of something in my head I don't have to do it. If I can't do I don't do it, I do something else.

I constantly make lists and itineraries and then can't stick to any of them.

Both my best and my worst habit is that I'm very impulsive.

I never really had an itch for gambling. I work hard for my money, so I don't like going out and giving it away like that.

I'm organised in some ways, but not in others.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

You can only bite off so much, so you gotta know what you want to do.

Every decision that you make you have to be incredible congruent. It doesn't mean that you have to starve. If you need money, you do something that gives you money, that's normal.

I have been taught by experience, and never hesitate to sacrifice personal feeling to the requirements of the hour.

It's important not to think too much about what you do.

I never had any doubts about my ability. The problem was getting into so many scrapes because of my erratic temperament.

I am very reactive and malleable. I have to figure out when to be hands on and hands off. If I am hands on all the time, I can't do too much. But my attitude works in a certain way. So the idea is to spread your personality, your attitude.

I have not thrown my money away on unnecessary things in my life, so I'm okay.

I'd do anything at the right time, and I would also do things at the wrong time if they felt right.

I'm aggressive. Sometimes that plays to my benefit, and sometimes it doesn't.

You have to stick to your plan. Throwing everything overboard and inventing something on the spot does not make sense. You will never get that from me.

I'm not an idiot; I can make adjustments to my life. But I like having a schedule.