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I guess artists are living inspiration. There's something very pure about a person that fantasizes. I like hearing their stories, watching them… — Dasha Zhukova Copy Share Image
Aurelie Sheehan's absorbing stories have depth miles beneath their compelling surface. They radiate a wisdom, beauty and originality rare in contemporary fiction. — Frederic Tuten Copy Share Image
What I've realized in the last year, 80% of my act has already happened to me, and it's not until you retell… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
If you find that a point cannot be made without narration, it is virtually certain that the point is unimportant to the… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
Bill and Hillary will spend Easter with her brothers Hugh and Tony and Roger Clinton. They have a family ritual at all… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
A story without context is like a diamond without a mounting. The stone may be beautiful lying loose on a table, but… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
If you actually succeed in creating a utopia, you've created a world without conflict, in which everything is perfect. And if there's… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
What frightens you? What makes the hair on your arms rise, your palms sweat, the breath catch in your chest like a… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
For those of us at Marvel Television, it always begins with the story. It's all about the script. It's making sure it's… — Jeph Loeb Copy Share Image
I like meeting directors. It can be helpful because sometimes when you meet filmmakers you find out if you like them and… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
Humanity's legacy of stories and storytelling is the most precious we have. All wisdom is in our stories and songs. A story… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to. Stay home on New Year's Eve… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
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I know a lot of great success stories of those who were excellent problem-solvers because they had found a need that they… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
I have known I wanted to be a writer since I was seven-years-old. Seriously. In the second grade I wrote a 21-page… — Renee Watson Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to ask for what you need to get the story you want. Be yourself and be informal. Forming trusting… — Ivy Meeropol Copy Share Image
I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population and gave birth to the whole world.… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
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I don't really approach stories to make them different from other stuff I've seen, I just try to get into the character,… — Sam Raimi Copy Share Image
He was intrigued by the power of words, not the literary words that filled the books in the library but the sharp,… — Robert Cormier Copy Share Image
It's true about the eyes being the window to the soul. Your face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing,… — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
I didn't become a good writer until I learned how to rewrite. And I don't just mean fixing spelling and adding a… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
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It is as true for the writer as for the reader that any novel worth its ink should be an experience first… — David Wroblewski Copy Share Image
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The inside jokes weren't jokes anymore. They had become stories. Nobody brought up the bad names or the bad times. And nobody… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
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The Bible is not only laws, it's also stories. It begins, 'In the beginning God created Heaven.' If I had written these… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
If you don't tell your stories, other people will tell their story about you. It's important that we nurture and protect these… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
What I love about [TV] is this: It's a specific thing to be able to tell a satisfying, rewarding story in less… — Jay Baruchel Copy Share Image
If you can't travel to the developing world, look at helping to fund a woman with a small loan and follow her.… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
We are told not to privilege one story above another. All the stories must be told. Well, maybe that's true, maybe all… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
People are interested in things not necessarily covered by the mainstream media, so they download things online. The categories are growing because… — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
In Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride Frank X Walker helps restore to public memory one of history's greatest jockeys. Isaac Murphy's… — Gurney Norman Copy Share Image
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