Stories Quotes · Page 206

Quit dwelling on other people's stories and make up some of your own.

— Alethea Kontis

“We have our stories, and we speak of them, and weave them into other people's stories - that's how it goes, does…

— Susan Fletcher

Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared.

— Dan Millman

I got into [producing] to be part of stories that wouldn't necessarily be right for me as an actor.

— Brad Pitt

I feel a bigger sense of fulfillment when writing a novel, and short stories are more about instant gratification.

— Jami Attenberg

Broadchurch' has been a life-changing experience for me, but all good stories come to an end.

— Chris Chibnall

No story lives unless someone wants to listen. So thank you, all of you.

— Anonymous

Christianity and Islam, they have the same morals, same lifestyle, some of the same stories that shaped them.

— Craig Thompson

Whoever places his trust into a system will soon be without a home. While you are building your third story, the two…

— Franz Grillparzer

Fancy, when once brought into religion, knows not where to stop. It is like one of those fiends in old stories which…

— Richard Whately

I've seen so many cases where lives have been transformed for the good and heard so many stories about this. The technique…

— David Lynch

It's hard any time people are sitting down and looking at you across a camera and saying, "I believe that you guys…

— Brian McGinn

Whether you've done anything wrong or not people will write whatever they want, so it's just a matter of not reading it,…

— Holly Valance

I did think reviewers were supposed to be polite about story collections - collections are rather delicate creatures in the literary environment…

— Lorrie Moore

I don't differentiate in the way that the genre creators want differentiation to be made. I feel that I have never written…

— Robin McKinley

Long as there's a sun that sets, Primroses will have their glory; Long as there are violets, They will have a place…

— William Wordsworth

I'd once been fascinated by his legend - all the stories I'd heard before I met him. Now I can feel that…

— Marie Lu

As we were negotiating, I didn't have a script. Once the deal is closed, they let you read the script. So, I…

— James Badge Dale

Patti Callahan Henry seamlessly combines mystery, family love, and personal journey all in one engrossing tale. From the intriguing beginning to the…

— Diane Chamberlain

The bible is very resonant. It has everything, creation, betrayal, lust, poetry, prophecy, sacrifice. All great things are in the bible and…

— Patti Smith

When I was a kid, I was told that I had a biological father, but that he didn't have much importance. I…

— Melissa Febos

It is organized as a fellowship of men, a system of morals, a philosophy taught by degrees through the use of symbol,…

— Harry S. Truman

Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.' 'Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.' 'When are we…

— Vikram Chandra

Remember on this one thing, said Badger. The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come…

— Barry Lopez

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

— A. J. P. Taylor

I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories.

— Tom T. Hall

Stories are one of the greatest gifts we can give to our children. Stories are equipment for life.

— Matthew Knisely

Stories are not about ideas, gimmicks, or places. Stories are about people. People are about feelings!

— Barry B. Longyear

Camping in the backyard last night for Father's Day! Wrestling, stories, s'mores...it was awesome!

— Drew Brees

At the centre of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power

— Susan Wiggs

I choose this story above all others because it's a story I'm struggling to end.

— Jeanette Winterson

It is not about whether you are an executive, a studio or a network. If you have a story or an idea…

— Kevin Spacey

Artists have the unique ability to tell stories. It's not charts and graphs that get people to change.

— LeCrae

I long to hear the story of your life, which must captivate the ear strangely.

— William Shakespeare

I should tell my story. I'm also unemployed ... I'm networking. I have my sight on a particular job.

— Mitt Romney

Behind each number is a person, a victim, whose individual story is ghastly.

— Alec Baldwin

I always have a story in my head that needs to be written, or at least I think I do. But I…

— Etgar Keret

The fountain of youth is like the monkeys paw in the W. W. Jacobs story. It never ends well.

— Sarah Monette

When she came to write her story, she would wonder when the books and the words started to mean not just something,…

— Markus Zusak

Our memory tells us stories, that is, what we get to keep from our experiences is a story.

— Daniel Kahneman