Gene Luen Yang Quotes

I don't feel prolific. I feel like I'm plodding along. Each day you sit down, and you hope that you get your work done.

The sooner you learn to finish things, and as a matter of course finish your creative endeavors, the better. It took me a long time to learn that.

I would never finish a painting if I didn't have a deadline.

Most of us are not pure self-starters; most people need role models, they need coaches, they need exemplars, they maybe need some discipline or some rewards. We need to be motivated.

If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for Shameless, I said to myself, Now, every day for 90 days you have to write a song; good, bad or indifferent. So that was really helpful.

I've got a great team around me. They keep me working hard; they keep me focused.

Find a group of friends that are going to push you and want you to do better whether it's in the classroom or on the court.

I have a small circle of great friends who push me when I need it, tell me when I need to pick up my pace, and who make me want to be better. Sometimes, when I start procrastinating and just need to find that pep in my step, I think of how far I've come and how we can all be role models in our every day lives.

I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.

My leadership mentality is to outwork everybody else around me, and hopefully the guys respond well to that and work harder for themselves.

I've not been able to finish any project where I haven't had other people involved making me do it really.

Healthy competition is always good for us. It helps the squad as well with the depth.

I have at least one goal that I work toward each day. It's all about taking hold of the day rather than letting the day run you.

Laziness in my biggest pet peeve of all time. Get up, make a plan, do the work, and love yourself, people!

I work with a team of coaches and trainers to make me feel like I am not alone out on the ice.

I try and set goals and stick to them.

A lot of people in our generation like to make excuses about little things that really don't hinder them from doing what they want to. It always comes down to the work ethic.

I know I need a work ethic to match my talent.

If what needs to get done is going to get done, then I can't screw around with the luxury of writing rituals or waiting for pristine writing conditions to magically materialize.

I've surrounded myself with good people, so that keeps my head on my shoulders.

You've got to have the same attitude each day. You've got to show up to work.

If you work hard and you work for somebody who empowers you and challenges you, you'll be successful.

The biggest challenge was becoming a leader and taking our team to the highest level. Feeling the personal responsibility to take the team to the next level. Overcoming fear of inadequacy and never getting down on yourself or doubting who you are.

Usually composers need a reason to write. I need a deadline.

I tend to have a hard time working on pieces long before they're due. That's why I think the fact that I write a column is really good for me - the column has to be done, and there's no getting around it.