We need the historian and philosopher to give us with trenchant pen, the story of our forefathers, and let our soul and… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter where or how it is grown as long as it is packaged in plastic, put on the supermarket shelves,… — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
“I can tell you a dozen different stories. This is what we are: a collection of stories that we share, in common.… — Graham Joyce Copy Share Image
I don't think because a story has humor in it means it's brief. For some reason, people think anything that's 30 minutes… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
That something extra, I believe, is a certain humanity that comes from upbeat and positive human interest letters and success stories. Advertisers… — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
Each of my novels has come from a different place, and the processes are not always entirely conscious. I have lived off… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
...I told him a story of two people. Two people who shouldn't have met, and who didn't like each other much when… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
“Our business is communication oftentimes through the medium of stories but our capacity has a far greater scope - to entertain certainly,… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
I can't be reading novels when I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in. The hardest thing to do is keep… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
In whatever area in life one may meet the challenges of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Any story has a beginning, middle, and end, of course, but the question is, where do you start it exactly? It's about… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
Within the mystery of life there is the infinite darkness of the night sky lit by distant orbs of fire, the cobbled… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for context in which people tell stories. In "Fight Club" it's these support groups for dying people, and then… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I earned my Ph.D. in philosophy, and one of my specializations was the logic and mathematics of game theory. I've also got… — Brendan Myers Copy Share Image
People's mouse clicks decide what businesses, services, and content succeed. Users have equal access to tiny businesses with viral ideas and blue-chip… — Chellie Pingree Copy Share Image
We are fortunate to have such an esteemed filmmaker join the Marvel family. The talents Ryan [Coogler] showcased in his first two… — Kevin Feige Copy Share Image
Short stories are wonderful and extremely challenging, and the joy of them, because it only takes me three or four months to… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
Some people do want to stand on the rooftop and scream out their story. Others are cowering in the corner, or sitting… — Lauren Myracle Copy Share Image
If you aren't having fun, if you aren't anxious to find out what happens next as you write, then not only will… — Tamora Pierce Copy Share Image
I have no skills. I mean, I can make jokes, I'm pretty good at talking to people on the Judge John Hodgman… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
I think indie films are really important, because they show the studios and the audiences when they see them, great stories. Really… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
Pacing has become more important than ever, largely because of other media. I've always tried to start my stories out with a… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
“fiction started up, and we started burning brain cells on stories about things that didn’t happen to people who didn’t exist. Why?… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
And then what did you do, Lord Oliver?" Karl's eight-year-old daughter gazed up at him in awe, as though this were the… — Jessica Day George Copy Share Image
I'm not a very big fan of 'Slumdog Millionaire.' I think it's visually brilliant. But I have problems with the story line.… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Part of what compels me to write day after day, chapter after chapter, is the discovery process, seeing the characters evolve as… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
I don't mind bad stories when it's true, but we have an administration where the Democrats are making it very difficult. I… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“Because stories are how we share our lives and what we truly mourn when they are lost. Stories are what connect us… — Grace Lin Copy Share Image
The melodies were melodies that anybody could sing or hum or whistle. And the words were just about that simple. I think… — Don Helms Copy Share Image
The incredible thing happens at the beginning of the story always, you notice, not the end. A Sherlock Holmes story is never… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
Science is the greatest of all adventure stories, one that's been unfolding for thousands of years as we have sought to understand… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
I love comedy. I love to make people laugh. (But) anything that's telling a good story makes me happy. So, I just… — Teryl Rothery Copy Share Image
Short story characters, mine anyway, are usually driven by impulse, not so much by their histories and the choices that they have… — Charles Baxter Copy Share Image
My husband wrote the story for my first book, but then he didn't want to do that anymore. So if I was… — Natalie Babbitt Copy Share Image
Originally, I broke the story [The Gunslinger Born] into eight comic books, but when the editors at Marvel thought we should make… — Robin Furth Copy Share Image
My favorite films are when all of the technicalities are so seamless and so well done that I'm not thinking about them… — Condola Rashad Copy Share Image
“People need stories, child. They bring us hope, and that hope is real. If that's the case, what does it matter whether… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
For me, it is important to not just tell the audience how the story ended today, but to give a glimpse into… — Julie Plec Copy Share Image
Living with him is like being told a perpetual story: his mind is the biggest, most imaginative I have ever met. I… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
'Knockemstiff' is a collection of short stories set in the holler of the same name in southern Ohio where I grew up.… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
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