Phyllis A. Balch quotes

“One key symptom of alcoholism is that the individual comes to need a drink for every mood-one to calm down, one to perk up, one to celebrate, one to deal with disappointment, and so on.”
-- Phyllis A. Balch

Source : Phyllis A. Balch (2002). “Prescription for Herbal Healing”, p.179, Penguin

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“I don't think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great. You've got to think of things as an opportunity. An audition's an opportunity to have an audience.”

“In the intricate paths of life when difficulties and hardships confront a man, and the darkness of difficulty and suffering becomes long, it is patience only that acts like a light for a Muslim, that keeps him safe from wandering here and there, and saves him from the muddy marsh of disappointment, desperation and frustration.”

“I've always enjoyed stories that take place in the future but my one disappointment was that the future books described never came. We're not on other planets, there are no flying cars, and the only robots we have in our homes just sweep the floor. So I wanted to write about a future that I thought could really happen. People ask me when I tell them the title of the book, 'Are we all dead?' The good news is, no. We're still here. And I even think the future in my book is strangely hopeful, although I'm sure there will be people who strongly disagree.”

“There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled.”

“As long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything. I just play without thinking.”

“Exploiting yourself sexually is not a good look. I don't find it encouraging...I just stand there and sing. I'm not worried that I'm a 'plus size' and so much bigger than other artists. No matter what you look like the key is to be happy with yourself.”

“Pattern-finding is the purpose of the mind and the construct of the universe. There are an infinite number of patterns, some of which are known; those still unknown hold the key to unresolved enigmas and paradoxes.”

Source : Eric Maisel (2000). “The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance”, p.223, Penguin

“What is the key to life on Earth?”

Source : "Fictional character: Master". "Ambition", www.imdb.com. 2014.

“There was a thing called Heaven; but all the same they used to drink enormous quantities of alcohol.”

“Alcohol does not solve problems but becomes a problem in itself”