“Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.”— Natalie Goldberg Related Quotes “The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’”– Maria Montessori “Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.”– Tom Petty “For me personally, there is one motivating factor more powerful than any other: one day we will all die. Why would you not want to live a full and fun life and be everything that you can be?”— Simon Paxton