The political is personal.
I feel like there's a space of personal freedom for me where my art-making happens. When I go to that space, I'm completely in the world of possibility.
We're living in a certain time, and we're aware of it. And that's part of what we're aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
I would like my personal reading map to resemble a map of the British Empire circa 1900.
I've been very, very successful at building probably the most recognizable, physically recognizable brand in personal development.
I think identity issues have their place in the workplace, less so personal behaviors.
. . . there are many to whom money has no personal appeal, but who can be tempted by the power it confers.
Teamwork is not a matter of persuading yourself and your colleagues to set aside personal ambitions for the greater good. It's a matter of recognizing that your personal ambitions and the ambitions of the team are one and the same. That's the incentive.
Personal branding is about figuring who you are and what turns you on and then monetising it
I'd rather feel empathy for a character that's fictional, so it doesn't quite tie into personal experience as much.
Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the world with a right to his own person, which includes the liberty of moving and using it at his own will. This is what is called personal liberty, and is given him by the Author
I say to myself, if the text was good enough for my father and grandfather, it must be good enough for me. I admit, that is a rather personal way of approaching the text - or a prayer.
I'm not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention. Some things are better left unsaid.
I used to think that the causes of war were predominantly economic. I came to think that they were more psychological. I am now coming to think that they are decisively "personal," arising from the defects and ambitions of those who have the power to influence the currents of nations.
The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone.
And if after all this you eventually fail; don't take it personal. Don't be ashamed to start all over again.
Public work does not cut into personal creativity. They are streams from the same river but with different destinations.
While complying can be an effective strategy for physical survival, it's a lousy one for personal fulfillment. Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in control. Yet in our offices and our classrooms we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you through the day, but only the latter will get you through the night.
The longer I lived, the more beautiful life became - despite my personal tragedies, the fire, despite my third wife and her dreadful taste. My dear Olgivanna, she insisted on replacing the lovely canvas and wooden trusses at Taliesin West with steel supports and pink frosted glass. Well, I was too old to care by then. What I decided early on was this: If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.
I think that if poetry is not a personal act, it's a pamphlet.