Tommy Tune Quotes

I start where the last man left off.

Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.

I just want to continue the way I am going.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today you will do what you did yesterday, and tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually you will get somewhere.

The most important thing with me is consistency.

I think continuity is a good thing. But change is sometimes good, too.

Inevitably in any work you do I think that there is a sense of continuity, and I like that.

habit is our idea of eternity.

If something is working, don't fix it. Keep going. Go with the glow.

To succeed, find the right rut and stay with it.

As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case of leveling the ground, if, though tipping only one basketful, I am going forward, then I shall be making progress.

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.

There's nothing like going on with a thing.

I've always lived in the same way.

First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.

Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course-correct as you go.

Don't let any of your good habits get boring.

One stroke of lightning does not have to lead anywhere, but to the next stroke of lightning.

Stay on your toes and always move forward.

A journey of a thousand miles continues with the second step.

It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on.

Walk that walk and go forward all the time. Don't just talk that talk, walk it and go forward. Also, the walk didn't have to be long strides; baby steps counted too. Go forward.

Sometimes I apologize. It started that way and we never did change it.

From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.

Said will be a little ahead, but done should follow at his heel.