Ann Patchett Quotes

Through the years I've been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn though the seasons.

I think as any artist you always want to grow; you always want to get better.

Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you must work on.

I'm learning a lot, and I'm trying to make it so that every time I write, it's better than the last time I've written.

I want to get better and better at my craft.

I am always trying to get better as a player, no matter how things are going, always trying to expand my game and look into how I can hit more areas or bowl different balls or whatever it is.

With experience, you improve. I'm a better player now, more complete than I was when I was player of the year.

There are so many things that I've just continued to get better at in my game.

There are always things we can still learn to perfect.

Every time is a learning experience, and you pick up a little bit, and you learn things and try not to repeat them the next time.

I'm going to keep perfecting my craft and keep getting better.

I'm still learning every night, with every opportunity to write something, to sing something, to perform any work. Every opportunity to do these things brings me further along the journey, and the best part is, no matter how far along I go, I have so much more to learn.

I try every day to become a better player - passing more to open the game - I try everything because you can always be better.

Learning is the most important thing, no mater how you do it, or where you do it, or who you do it with.

I don't want to rest on my laurels. I still feel like I'm learning a lot about the golf game and the swing. There are so many different little facets of golf that there is always something to learn.

In martial arts, every time you graduate, move to another level, you don't forget everything you've done. You build on it, but it's always there.

The more matches I play, the more confident I get.

I've been to the studio several times, and it's not that I'm not happy with what I've got, but each time I come away, I feel that I've learned something that I want to work on.

I think everything that you do, you're learning. I mean, every movie that you make is like a film school; that's one of the things that I enjoy about filmmaking.

I'm a better coach now than when I joined Celtic. The longer you stay in any job, the better you become. If you lose your drive, your enthusiasm, your imagination, that experience is no good.

Well I tried to, but I could never write anything that I liked or was worthwhile. I threw it all out and realized that I had to make a serious study- that my tastes were far more advanced than my abilities.

I think it's important for an actor to see the work they've done because every time you revisit a work you come up with a new way of improving it. It's a good way to brush up your craft and your skills, so I think it's a good thing to do, keep seeing your films.

In acting, you can always grow and get better - even if you think you're at your limit.

Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motivation to write the next book.

I like to believe we're always looking to evolve as writers.