Alcibiades had a very handsome dog, that cost him seven thousand drachmas; and he cut off his tail, "that," said he, "the… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
There's something extremely rewarding about following characters that you like and knowing that there's as many hours of viewing as you have… — Jamie Bamber Copy Share Image
Woodrell's storytelling is as melodic, jangly and energetic as a good banjo riff… Sammy Barlach's story is a tragedy, but the telling… — Valerie Sayers Copy Share Image
Nuclear power must be dealt with irrationally. . . . Nuclear plants are carcinogens. Let's get that story out. . . .… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
There are confirmed stories of people who can break instruments and cause them to fail by walking in a room. I'm the… — Robert Moog Copy Share Image
Life is revealed as a place to contribute and we as contributors. Not because we have done a measurable amount of good,… — Benjamin Zander Copy Share Image
The name America has definitely grown on me. I wish there was a big patriotic story behind it, but the truth is… — America Ferrera Copy Share Image
And you, Prince Elric? She attracted the albino's wandering attention. Do you know his story? Elric shook his head. I only know,… — Michael Moorcock Copy Share Image
When I started in television, it was brand new. It was the miracle over in the corner of your room. Now the… — Betty White Copy Share Image
Uncontainable is a love story. Kip and Sharon's love for each other, their precious family, their business journey of joy and, most… — Roy Spence Copy Share Image
You'll always see me doing things that I have no business doing. Whether it's directing a major motion picture or meeting with… — Tom DeLonge Copy Share Image
Read to your children all of the time Novels and nursery rhymes Autobiographies, even the newspaper It doesn't mater; it's quality time… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
There are days when either filmmaking feels like an insurmountable practice - here's a lot of obstacles in the way to make… — Debra Granik Copy Share Image
“But Andrew was right about one thing. Human beings need to tell stories. Historically, it's the quickest way we have for transmitting… — Hugh MacLeod Copy Share Image
What I try to do is write a story about a detective rather than a detective story. Keeping the reader fooled until… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
I came across an old story of mine that I'd written a decade ago. The main joke of the story is that… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
I enjoyed [Celebrity Ghost Stories]. I never thought in a million years that I would tell people that I saw a ghost.… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
History is only a tiresome repetition of one story. Persons and classes have sought to win possession of the power of the… — William Graham Sumner Copy Share Image
Every story, every poem, every written piece is about belonging. There is a me, there is a we, there is an us,… — Alejandro Zambra Copy Share Image
I guess the story that best defines us [with Bud Yorkin] and our relationship goes back to the [Dean] Martin and [Jerry]… — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
I don't read newspapers, and I've said I don't watch the news. I love books, but I don't read much. What I… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
I'd love to take a stab at writing videogames. There are a lot of storytelling opportunities that really aren't being taken advantage… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
And the university's reputation will only continue to grow as stories like Elaine's are spread. Delaware State University's motto 'a past to… — Michael N. Castle Copy Share Image
Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
A book is a collaboration between the one who reads and what is read and, at its best, that coming together is… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
Getting bogged down in old stories stops the flow of learning by censoring our perceptions, making us functionally deaf and blind to… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
I only like naturalistic stories. I love short, fantastic stories that cast a spell over the reader, that transport you instantly to… — Nicholas Royle Copy Share Image
I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home after being absent for more than twenty… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
I think suspense should be like any other color on a writers palette. I suppose Im in the minority but I think… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
A 3K word story might well be done in some caffeine-and-nicotine-fuelled 36 hour session, and at the end of it, there'll be… — Hal Duncan Copy Share Image
“The world is full of painful stories. Sometimes it seems as though there aren't any other kind and yet I found myself… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
You know, the usual story. Once upon a time I was playing my harp by a spring when a fairy appeared out… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
You had bands like D.O.A., or Black Flag, and a whole network opened up to trailblazer a counter culture movement. I'm more… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Puzzles are like songs - A good puzzle can give you all the pleasure of being duped that a mystery story can.… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Phil Ershler is a world class climber and guide. Sue Ershler is a first class businesswoman. But their story is not just… — Jim Whittaker Copy Share Image
Those who remember only that the Roosevelts served hot dogs to the royals will be fascinated by this well-researched account of an… — James MacGregor Burns Copy Share Image
The new cosmic story emerging into human awareness overwhelms all previous conceptions of the universe for the simple reason that it draws… — Brian Swimme Copy Share Image
But to me, the most important page in my daughter's book is the last one - because it's blank. It says 'Your… — Brad Meltzer Copy Share Image
What I may intend for a story to communicate and what a story ends up communicating could be two different things. And… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Surely I'm not the only person to ask the obvious question: How different, really, is Mr. Madoff's tale from the story of… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image