E.L. James Quotes

Yesterday for contemplation, today for action.

You absolutely must have the discipline not to hire until you find the right people.

Discipline is consistency of action.

The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.

You need self-control in an out-of-control world.

Good is the enemy of great.

If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader.

We learned that a former prisoner of war had more to teach us about what it takes to find a path to greatness than most books on corporate strategy.

A dream is a feeling that sticks - and propels.

The people who don't have a great life are the ones who settle for a good one.

I am not failing - I am growing! Do you have the ability to reframe failure as growth in order to achieve your goals?

Throw leaders into an extreme environment, and it will separate the stark differences between greatness and mediocrity.

Some managers are uncomfotable with expressing emotion about their dreams, but it's the passion and emotion that will attract and motivate others.

To have a Welch-caliber C.E.O. is impressive.To have a century of Welch-Caliber C.E.O.'s all grown from the inside - well, that is one key reason why G.E. is a visionary company.

I can just let my curiosity wander unleashed.

If I'm going really, really fast, I can do a page of finished text a day, on average.

I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful.

People are always backing up when I'm just going to shake their hands.

Sure, I want to be the best actor in the world. But my life is my family, my son, my friends. I don't know how anyone can find fault with that.

Saving a letter from an old friend doesn't exist anymore. Everything is texted or emailed.

I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work.

Unless I love something or hate it, I don't want to deal with it.

There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard.

I lost my passion for work. No, that's a negative statement. I just had a bigger passion for something else, for my son, and growing up with him.

I don't think silicone makes a girl good or bad.

Those who advocate devaluation are calling for a reduction in the wage levels and the real wage standards of every member of the working class.

The surtax payers, having been soaked, have found a way to get out of the rain.

There are no instant solutions.

On a personal note, myself, I find religion - I can understand it, I can understand why we have it, as a kind of force on the planet. And I also at the same time think it's ludicrous.

I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life.

My first show, in England, was called Soldier, Soldier.

Jokes are very curious things psychologically.

When somebody says, Action, I act. When they say, Cut, thats my job. Ive done it.

I never talk about filming until I'm actually on the set and I've got the job, because otherwise - "Oh yeah, I'm going to be so busy," and then you're going to see me in McDonald's in two months.

I think it was in my second week that I auditioned for Battlestar. I was very "Oh gosh, I want to be in television, I want to be in something, but I don't know if I want to be in this."

Nature's not our enemy, it's our sustenance; and we need it - and we need nature healthy for us to be healthy and to survive long term

It's about human imagination and curiosity. What's out there? What's in the great beyond? What exists at levels we can't see with our five senses?

With 'Avatar,' I thought, Forget all these chick flicks and do a classic guys' adventure movie, something in the Edgar Rice Burroughs mold, like John Carter of Mars - a soldier goes to Mars.

You don't rest well as long as you're seeking vengeance. I feel sad justice wasn't done, but it's time to move on and sleep well.

Hate is a disease, and in 1930 I became sick with hatred.

I've tried not to get sucked into the Hollywood hierarchy system. Personally, I don't like it when people are deferential to me because I'm an established filmmaker. It's a blue-collar sensibility.

I always do makeup touch-ups myself, especially for blood, wounds, and dirt. It saves so much time.

I'm King Of The World!!!

Go home, pick up your video camera, and make a film.

I think people had somehow gotten the sense that we have explored everything, when that isn't the case. We so know so little about the ocean, and so much of it is being destroyed.

Failure is an option, fear is not.

Tread softly upon the earth because the faces of the unborn look up at you.

The last I checked, 'Titanic' worldwide has grossed $1.3 billion. Imagine how much more it would have grossed if I had gotten the sky correct.

You're so stupid, Rose!

I dreamed I was a soldier who could bring peace. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up.