I think the most important quality for a writer to have is…

I think one of my better gifts as a writer is empathy.

— Jonathan Tropper

“To be a decent writer you must have both empathy and imagination. While these attributes aid your art, they can plague your soul. You…

— M.J. Rose

You have to be able to play: this is spontaneous interaction, and it flexes all the creative muscles you need as a writer. And…

— Catherine Brady

“The writers I most enjoy reading, even in gritty, down-to-earth genres, have a touch of the poet in them; they can create original, evocative…

— Charles Kowalski

That's the most important quality for any actor, for us: someone who can communicate what they're feeling without saying, 'This is how I feel...…

— Ryan Fleck

The most important quality of art and its aim is illusion; emotion, which is often obtained by certain sacrifices of poetic detail, is something…

— Gustave Flaubert

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the 'ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome'.…

— T. Boone Pickens

The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour.

— Clare Balding

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

— Anonymous

It's always nice to have a large role, but if it's a great small part, those can be so much fun. Size is less…

— Peter Vack

Leadership is by far the most important quality when it comes to making a show that's going to last and of superb quality, something…

— Andre Braugher

The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy…

— Lenny Wilkens

I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is important is the…

— Alvin Ailey

The most important quality for a judge is open- mindedness to the arguments.

— Samuel Alito

There are times when quantity is at least as important as quality in learning an art.

— Lawrence Watt-Evans