People will always be around to tell you you're no good or you're wrong or unwise to keep doing what you want to do. They're wrong. They're always wrong. Keep going.
Interpretation
Ignore the naysayers and pursue your passions with confidence.
Elaine Stritch's quote emphasizes the importance of perseverance in the face of negativity and doubt from others. It suggests that despite external criticism, one should remain steadfast in pursuing their goals and passions, as the opinions of others do not define one's worth or the validity of their aspirations.
In practice
In a motivational speech about following your dreams despite adversity.
I don't know what the hell I'm doing up there half the time. These performers that go on about their technique and craft - oh, puleeze! How boring! I don't know what technique means. But I do know what experience is. I know in my gut when I've done a scene right.
How you shape your attitude is not a small part of how you shape your life...it is the only part.
Anytime you write something, you go through so many phases. You go through the 'I'm a Fraud' phase. You go through the 'I'll Never Finish' phase. And every once in a while you think, 'What if I actually have created what I set out to create, and it's received as such?'
I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed.
Don't you quit! You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help & happiness ahead.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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