Science is an excellent piece of furniture to have in the second story, providing that you have common sense on the ground… — Alan Chadwick Copy Share Image
Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the character. — David Corbett Copy Share Image
The story of the fifth century was one of the exploitation of imperial weakness. Thus the Western Empire died. — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
If you think that the intifada in France is about housing, go and try covering the story wearing a yarmulka . — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The legacy of Mandela is to have brought the country together... South Africa can be one of the success stories of the… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
“I love stories that suck you in, that you can't stop reading because you are quite simply there.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
A woman who loves books has a dreamer's soul, with each story she has read woven into her own. — Alyson Richman Copy Share Image
Other people don't know what you've gone through. And everybody has a story that you probably don't know. — Travis Pastrana Copy Share Image
I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind… — Jehane Noujaim Copy Share Image
They [my stories] evolve. If they're tightly constructed, it's because they're revised constantly as I move forward each day. That's where the… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
America is a melting pot for all different groups of people, historically. And it's rare that the story of all of these… — Nas Copy Share Image
London perpetually attracts, stimulates, gives me a play and a story and a poem, without any trouble, save that of moving my… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
Next week John Boehner will be sitting behind Barack Obama at the State of the Union address. I think Obama should purposely… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
When I journal, I write about images that I've seen that I think might make good stories. I write about things that… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I was recently told by a guy friend that red lipstick during the summer is distracting, and I said, "You need to… — Brittany Snow Copy Share Image
SHADOW KNIGHT'S MATE is a compelling story, extremely well-written and alarmingly plausible. Jay Brandon does for politics what Dan Brown did for… — Sharyn McCrumb Copy Share Image
The inspiration is all in the script, in the text. So whatever it is, either it is a film or a book… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
Too many dogs continue to be abused and abandond - one is too many - and people continue to kill people for… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
It is amazing that 2001: A Space Odyssey has not aged at all, except for a few minor technical gadgets. The main… — Jan Harlan Copy Share Image
Listen, the story of the United States is this: One kid, without anything, walks out of his house, down the road, with… — T Bone Burnett Copy Share Image
I think everyone should read The Girl on The Train, especially if they loved Gone Girl. It's about Rachel, a girl who… — Kyle Copy Share Image
The seventh day of creation is the most eloquent and insightful as to the nature of God. From a literary perspective, the… — Margaret Feinberg Copy Share Image
You may not see massive UFO exhibits at your local science museum, but there's no dearth of saucer stories infesting my email.… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
What we have here is a rousing boy's adventure story, adapted from stories that Edgar Rice Burroughs cranked out for early pulp… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Typically, the performance has a story - a beginning, the crescendo and the end. — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
To me, writing is fun. It doesn't matter what you're writing, as long as you can tell a story. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Stories have a unique power, David. The Inuit believe they can capture souls. — Chris d'Lacey Copy Share Image
I'm not constrained by being a genre writer. Any story I can imagine, I can cast as a fantasy novel and probably… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
My best stories come out of nowhere, with no concern for form at all. — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
“It's stories that inspire people to change. It's stories that make them believe things can be better.” — Sebastien de Castell Copy Share Image
I like works about familiar stories, where one spins the point of view and looks at it from another angle. — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system. — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
If I rescued a child from drowning, the press would no doubt headline the story: 'Benn grabs child — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Stories are like catechisms, but they're catechisms for your impulses, they're catechisms with flesh on. — N.D. Wilson Copy Share Image
I have lots of objects. Every object has a story, which makes me think I should write a story about every object. — Michelle Stuart Copy Share Image
It's harder to write a story with just two people in a room than with 50 characters. — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
Marketing tells a story that spreads. Sales overcomes the natural resistance to say yes. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The whole story of human history is: The blasphemy of today is the commonplace of tomorrow. — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
The good-news stories in medicine are early detection, early intervention. — Thomas R. Insel Copy Share Image
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