I'm pretty slow at writing papers.

The most important thing I learned at the University of Florida is that a Ph.D. and writing papers is very important in the United…

— Shuji Nakamura

“I think ‘slow writing’ is the answer when the feeling of burn out threatens, something akin to the ‘slow food’ movement. Anxiety and panic…

— Rosaleen Love

I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm bad at…

— Gregory Maguire

I was studying American politicians who were searching - allegedly - for American communists because it would put them on the front pages of…

— Robert Vaughn

A tall blonde entered the room, wearing a yellow sash that marked her as advocate. Two men followed her, carrying papers. She was lean…

— Ilona Andrews

In her final months Princess Diana was being shat upon by the tabloids -- basically for sleeping with an Arab. When she died, these…

— Martin Amis

My real first job was delivering newspapers with I was 15. I would ride my bike around and chuck papers at people's houses. The…

— Dane Cook

Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is…

— Chris Gardner

See you in the funny papers," he said. Jaunty, he reminded himself; always jaunty. In my panache is their hope for salvation.

— Michael Chabon

To me, I read good reviews in lots of papers and bad reviews in lots of papers.

— Sheila Nevins

Don't you understand anything? Isn't it absolutely essential to keep a fierce Left and a fierce Right, both on their toes and each terrified…

— C. S. Lewis

Sunday afternoon is for papers and writing.

— Nicholas Haslam

Authors of published papers and editors of scientific journals can, unfortunately, be slow to come to terms with criticism, and it's good that we…

— Andrew Gelman

You know, I read the papers and I watch the news a lot. I watch 'Dateline' and '48 Hours'. And I think we have…

— Johnny Galecki

“Our world will not die as a result of the bomb, as the papers say, it will die of laughter, of banality, of making a joke…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon