Stephen KingAmateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.
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The quote, “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work” by Theodore Roosevelt is in regards to how people should approach their lives and careers. If one wants to be an artist, they should use the time spent in the waiting mode to work on their craft. However, if one is not an artist then they need to just get up and go to work. While this quote was written about career choices, it can be applied to many other situations such as major life changes.
If you feel the desire for a change in your life, you should make the change instead of sitting around waiting for a sign from above. Even if you feel no particular inclination to make a change, you should still do it anyway because amateurs sit and wait for inspiration while everyone else just gets up and goes to work.
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