An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as much truth as you can tell without… — Boris Becker Copy Share Image
“If you haven't cried at least once while writing a chapter of your inspirational book, then you have to ask yourself if… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I had many doubts while writing my autobiography. I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested to read about my life. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
It means that no matter what you write, be it a biography, an autobiography, a detective novel, or a conversation on the… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
My belief is firm in a law of compensation. The true rewards are ever in proportion to the labour and sacrifices made. — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
My Turn is the distilled bathwater of Mrs. Reagan's life. It is for the most part sweetish, with a tart edge of… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
When I was writing my autobiography, these songs came up from time to time which were important to me, and I realized… — Greg Lake Copy Share Image
I would like to read some books: I don't have time; I would like to continue working on my autobiography. — Gunther Schuller Copy Share Image
I was roommates with 2 of the guys who were influential in forming the Black Arts philosophy. I called them "goons," and… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
“Every American autobiography, someone once said, is about one thing—escape. Look into the frightened heart of an American life, and you’ll find… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
President Obama admitted this week that a former girlfriend that he wrote about in his autobiography was made up and not a… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
“An author’s operating charter is to unearth embedded symbols that reflect complementary and inconsistent relationships of our collective assemblage, combine harmonizing and… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Very few people have actually had a chance to see the raw material that was going to comprise these three chapters [of… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
At 31, I decided to learn how to read and, at 32, read my first book: Lee Iacocca's autobiography. Ten years later,… — Diamond Dallas Page Copy Share Image
“Autobiographies are always written as if the author had it all mapped out with perfect foresight, ignoring the risks and uncertainties at… — Raghuram G. Rajan Copy Share Image
Thus when I come to shape here at this table between my hands the story of my life and set it before… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
My autobiography is a digressive illustration and exemplification of what race has meant in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries. — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none in all the literature of the world — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Tell the Truth. Make it Special. Life’s a Beach. And then you Drown. Good Ideas cost no more than Bad Ones.” — Justin Allison Copy Share Image
When you first start off, I know singers who have only been in the business just a short amount of time, and… — Tom Jones Copy Share Image
A turning point in the public's perception of the building art came with the publication of Frank Lloyd Wright's 'An Autobiography' of… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
Of my private life I have nothing to say: it does not concern others. I have always had little liking for autobiographies… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Copy Share Image
I had said before that I'd never write an autobiography because I've been around, and there's a lot that I've seen and… — Dionne Warwick Copy Share Image
“[His research into biblical criticism had lead him to the conclusion that most of what was contained in traditional religion simply wasn't… — Felix Adler Copy Share Image
A home should be an intimate autobiography of the things that you like. One of the things I'm so keen on expressing… — Alexandra Stoddard Copy Share Image
Most people write a lot of autobiography, but when I came to write autobiography I discovered that nothing interesting had ever happened… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
“I recall the words of Charles Darwin in his Autobiography. ‘I rejoice that I have avoided controversies, and this I owe to… — Richard Fortey Copy Share Image
Look, I really do not care about you. What I care about is the worlds that you bear witness to. You are… — Michael Lesy Copy Share Image
A scientific autobiography belongs to a most awkward literary genre. If the difficulties facing a man trying to record his life are… — Erwin Chargaff Copy Share Image
I believe artists should be able to step into other people's situations, contexts and cultures and work from there. If artists don't… — Uwem Akpan Copy Share Image
“Besides, I'm not going to tell you my whole autobiography or anything. I'll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“It was rather peculiar behaviour for a totem animal. Totem animals are supposed to be the spirits of actual dead animals or… — Michelle Frost Copy Share Image
The problem with an autobiography is that all these extra factors make it difficult. You don't want to hurt people's feelings. You… — Richard Hell Copy Share Image
Autobiography is the most fascinating thing you can do because you get to touch the human condition. And in the end, what… — Jim Dine Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t living on the edge, I had gone over it. Insanity was now the norm and I had to keep feeding… — Steven C. Smith Copy Share Image
I'm boggled by the idea of being an only child. I know nothing at all (I'm happy to say) about having had… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Authors can write stories without people assuming that they are autobiographies, but songwriters and poets are often considered to be the characters… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Don't give your opinions about Art and the Purpose of Life. They are of little interest and, anyway, you can't express them.… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“In a way, an autobiography seems to me like a household book of accounts – what has been acquired, to what purpose… — Elizabeth Jane Howard Copy Share Image
A reflection of my feelings about the space program is found in a quotation from Charles A. Lindbergh's "Autobiography of Values." It… — Robert Wise Copy Share Image
![“I was roommates with 2 of the guys who were influential in forming the Black Arts philosophy. I called them "goons," and [Amiri] Baraka took offense at that. But if you read his autobiography, the night we went up there for a fundraiser, he talks about how he wished that some violence would happen…” quote by Ishmael Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5bd/ishmael-reed-7430_art_i-was-roommates-with-2-of-the-guys-who-w_2825561.jpg)
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![“[His research into biblical criticism had lead him to the conclusion that most of what was contained in traditional religion simply wasn't true] Was I to lie in order to teach the truth? ...Was I to repeat these words? It was impossible. It was certain they would stick in my throat. On these…” quote by Felix Adler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/435/felix-adler-10212_autobiography_his-research-into-biblical-criticism-had_165818.jpg)
