Quote by Raymond Chandler
Ability is what youre capable of doing. Motivation determines what

Ability is what youre capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. – Raymond Chandler

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Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys the power to think in terms of emotions and sensations. – Raymond Chandler

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Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say. – Raymond Chandler

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If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come. – Raymond Chandler

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I was fortunate to play for Pete Rose and have teammates like Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion. I grew up in the game with a mature attitude. Ive always known it was better to be seen and not heard. – Eric Davis

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But my attitude about it is I have miles to go before I sleep. – Peabo Bryson

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If youre looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then youve got to go to Wisconsin. – Dar Williams

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I perfectly understood President Obamas attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. Its the basic solidarity that leaders who worked together owe to each other. – Francois Hollande

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