Olive Schreiner Quotes

If I know somebody is coming 'round, it is incredibly difficult for me to work because I'm waiting for this interruption - even the children's comings and goings are interruptions. Cake-making is a good way of coming out of that space.

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

Do you agree that when there's tension and an obsession to want to hit the ball is when you hit it worst? You have to be loose.

True enough, nature has endowed me with a fair measure of patience and composure, yet I should be lying if I told you that, having seen the reporter off on his way to make his deadline, I fell peacefully asleep.

I feel like saying we need to all calm down a little. Let's take the time to breathe. I have no intention of allowing myself be distracted.

When you're too relaxed it's not good to create.

I have no organisational skills. All my energy goes into worry - worrying takes a lot of energy.

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.

Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.

You can't be in the zone in front of 12 million people, you've got to be chill.

I don't like it hectic; I like to keep it calm and do my thing - play the pass. I think you see the pass if you are in a good state of mind.

You don't win games by being aggressive. You win by being relaxed.

If I was to get nervous, then I'm wasting my energy.

A Warrior is never in a hurry.

The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.

Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety.

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.

The only times I'm not relaxed are when I haven't got a project on the go.

I don't mind being distracted.

I'm never nervous.

I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the same time and do them both well.

I don't listen to music when I'm writing, but I often do when I'm reworking, editing or when I need to relax.

Sometimes I write with music on, and if I'm in a good flow, I don't even hear it.

If you cannot concentrate, you are not so happy.