Ben Zobrist Quotes

Somebody once asked me what my theory of life was, and I said, 'Don't try.' That fits the writing, too. I don't try; I just type.

I give everything far too much thought. If you think you know what you're doing, then you can kind of relax, and then you can improvise and play and just enjoy the day rather than be chasing the lines.

Don't plan too hard, because something much better might be out there.

When you're out there thinking too much, that's when you can throw the ball away a lot of times. Just play. When I don't think, I have fun.

Don't overthink it, and don't let technicalities stop you from creating.

Don't always worry what your next line is going to be.

I always leave room for serendipity and chance.

I have no plan. I will leave it to the good things and good times to find me.

I've never really had specific goals and stuff like that - I think I sort of learned early on that if you kind of let life roll in at your feet, you will get a lot of great stuff if you are just aware and open to it.

I am not very good at planning things, actually, but I believe that things happen when they need to and when they have to.

I stopped thinking; I just go out, and everything is in the moment. I just stop thinking and start moving - you just gotta be you.

Be simple and always take the next step. You needn't see it in advance, but you can look back at it afterwards.There is no 'how' of life, one just does it.

I'm trying not to put pressure on myself to decide what to do at this moment, and just sort of go with what's happening.

As I get older, I'm trying to accept improvisation into my day-to-day living.

Playing this game, you cannot have nothing holding you back. If you're thinking, you're wrong automatically.

I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then.

I equate ego with trying to figure everything out instead of going with the flow. That closes your heart and your mind to the person or situation that's right in front of you, and you miss so much.

I just said yes to opportunities that came my way.

I've never made a plan for my life. I have just taken whatever opportunities have come and been very genuine with them.

I have the motto that says, 'Whatever you see in your closet that you like, pick it and wear it.' It's not just your closet, but just your life. Whatever catches your eye. Pick it.

I really try to wake up with my music the same as I do with my life, and that is with no expectations. I just feel what I feel that day and follow it.

There are so many surprises in my life; I don't take anything for granted. I enjoy every experience that comes; I don't think too far ahead.

It's important not to think too much about what you do.

On a motorcycle, you can't really think about more than where you are. There's a freedom that comes with that - from stress, worry, sweating the small stuff.

In my personal opinion, you miss out on the beauty of the moment if you go in planning what the moment is. It's like having a vacation too jam-packed with activities. You miss all of the sunsets.