Laurell K. Hamilton Quotes

I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.

In order to do any thing in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.

Every time you take a step, even when you don't want to. . . . When it hurts, when it means you rub chins with death, or even if it means dying, that's good. Anything that moves ahead, wins. No chess game was ever won by the player who sat for a lifetime thinking over his next move.

Be tenacious. One thing that has allowed me to have some level of success is that I am fine with cold-calling people. It doesn't scare me to call someone who has no idea who I am and say I'd love to take you to lunch.

I would rather fail trying than succeed at doing nothing.

You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.

I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm damn well gonna do it!

Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,' he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. 'Shake it off. Stop complainin'. Stop grumblin'. Stop cryin'. We are going to press on. We have work to do.

What I respect as far as in myself and in others is the spirit of just doing it. For better or worse, it may work and it may not, but I'm going to go for it. Ultimately I probably prefer to be respected for that than whether it works out or not, either winning or losing.

Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by those who are doing it.

Always be prudent but never hesitant.

Take risks. Never say die. It has worked for me.

When you have been persistent for as long as I have been, you have to exercise a certain amount of caution, but I want to do everything.

Just keep moving forward.

Fear nothing; attack everything.

Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We’ve got work to do.

You know the rule: If you are falling, dive. Do the thing that has to be done.

Men who have lived significant lives are men who never waited: not for money, security, ease, or women.

If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner