Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert
When somebody has an enormous success in this culture, people star

When somebody has an enormous success in this culture, people start asking two questions, which are What are you doing now? and How are you going to beat that? And I have to say, I love the assumption that your intention is to beat yourself constantly – that youre in battle against yourself. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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I used to say, Man, I think Id be a really good dad. Ill be a great provider. Im funny Ill go on trips with them – Ill do all sorts of stuff. But the momming? Im not made for that. I have a really good mom I know what she put into it. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Men go into marriage with virtually no expectations whatsoever. Ten years later, the men are delightfully surprised to find out that its actually kind of nice, and the women have sort of had to take a nose dive from what they thought it was going to be. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Mine is just a simple old human story – of one person trying, with great rigor and discipline, to comprehend her personal relationship with divinity. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. – Samuel Johnson

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A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success. – Alec Waugh

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An actors popularity is fleeting. His success has the life expectancy of a small boy who is about to look into a gas tank with a lighted match. – Fred Allen

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I have no problem with the people who work hard to get success. But I think people are very jealous about success. I work very hard and they dont appreciate that. – Alain Prost

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