Though I don't like the crew, I won't sink the ship. In fact, in time of storm I'll do my best to… — Daniel Defoe Copy Share Image
Harvey [Weinstein] didn't want to release [MY SON THE FANATIC]; he held it for two years because he wanted a happy ending,… — Hanif Kureishi Copy Share Image
My parents, and especially my mother, encouraged by the director of the local school which I was attending, wanted in spite of… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life,… — Bahá'u'lláh Copy Share Image
Being the actors of the craft, the trade, one of the big things you do and you learn is about repeating. There… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
A small craft in the ocean is, or should be, a benevolent dictatorship. The skipper's brain is the vessel's brain and he… — Tristan Jones Copy Share Image
Every morning between 9 and 12 I go to my room and sit before a piece of paper. Many times, I just… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
Imagine the first Burmese "giraffe woman"; she was probably a local icon in her village in the way she put the rings… — Noma Bar Copy Share Image
. . . I have written a couple of screenplays for studios, and each time has been less gratifying than the last.… — Craig Lucas Copy Share Image
When you describe the miserable and unfortunate, and want to make the reader feel pity, try to be somewhat colder - that… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
What I see is trying to make sure that everybody thinks you have more than what you actually have. What’s the point… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
I humbly thank the gods benign, For all the blessings that are mine... The morning drips her dew for me, Noon spreads… — Robert Loveman Copy Share Image
What I find interesting is how close you can run the laughter along the seam of seriousness, and occasionally cross it, so… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
Appearances are not reality; but they often can be a convincing alternative to it. You can control appearances most of the time,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
More than anything, I wanted to make sure that everybody was a pusher of difference. And they had to be able to… — Pharrell Williams Copy Share Image
The word 'creative' refers simply to the use of literary craft in presenting nonfiction—that is, factually accurate prose about real people and… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
I thought I'd go to a craft fair, and there would be a jar of jellybeans there - "Guess how many jellybeans… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
There are three necessary elements in a story - exposition, development, and drama. Exposition we may illustrate as "John Fortescue was a… — Frank O'Connor Copy Share Image
Never hesitate to imitate another writer - every person learning a craft or an art needs models. Eventually you'll find your own… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
I loved my time on All My Children. That show was a family to me. I am so sad that daytime is… — Eva LaRue Copy Share Image
A good coach must celebrate in private. He cannot gloat to the press after a victory or criticize heavily after defeat... His… — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
I look on trade and every mechanical craft as education also. But let me discriminate what is precious herein. There is in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I think the biggest advice I can offer is don't just pick one story and stop, write as much as you can,… — Dwayne McDuffie Copy Share Image
I wish I could write a beautiful book to break those hearts that are soon to cease to exist: a book of… — Zelda Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I can't cook or do crafts. And put a soccer ball or a football in my hand, and I wouldn't know what… — Bethany Joy Galeotti Copy Share Image
The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to… — Balthus Copy Share Image
Try and write straight English; never using slang except in dialogue and then only when unavoidable. Because all slang goes sour in… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I understand wanting to do your craft. I understand wanting to have a passion for your art and for your ability to… — Lorna Luft Copy Share Image
Work-do plays, learn your craft, and go to school. Keep working. Nobody is going to give you jobs for going to parties… — James Gandolfini Copy Share Image
Remember, acting is not a business of glamour. It is science, craft and an art. Read about acting; don't do it for… — Boman Irani Copy Share Image
Tending 100-year-old vines, I've been fortunate to craft highly rated, small production, estate grown wines since 1998. A labor of love, our… — Michael Chiarello Copy Share Image
I try to think of myself as a struggling competitor or specialist at my craft, much like a singer, dancer, comedian, or… — Kai Greene Copy Share Image
Watch a French housewife as she makes her way slowly along the loaded stalls... searching for the peak of ripeness and flavor...… — Keith Floyd Copy Share Image
Too many photographers try too hard. They try to lift photography into the realm of Art, because they have an inferiority complex… — Jessie Tarbox Beals Copy Share Image
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I really appreciate crafts. I like cooking. I love food and drink. I love owning that through Instagram. Although that can be… — Kevin Systrom Copy Share Image
Only by establishing military supremacy were the European and North American colonizers able to eliminate the crafts and industries of Third World… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
I guess it's just my job to somehow balance knowing that every song is going to come differently and be different, but… — Brett Dennen Copy Share Image
Talent doesn't appear over night. It takes a lot of work and honing your craft, but also don't give up because people… — Lea Michele Copy Share Image
Some people have been unkind. If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image