You need not expect to get your book right the first time. Go to work and revamp or rewrite it. God only… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
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I had tried painting, mostly to give myself a greater appreciation of the craft and to inform how I looked at paintings.… — Matt Gonzalez Copy Share Image
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Every film I have made has corresponded to a very special moment of my life. I like to think that if someone… — Bernardo Bertolucci Copy Share Image
I don't see any difference in the craft of acting, in film or television. It's absolutely the same. It's different storytelling, playing… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
I don't know if it was a defining moment. I knew it as soon as I could comprehend the possibility of having… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
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There is no nobler chore in the craft of writing than holding up the mirror of reality and turning it slightly, so… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
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I think that we live in a time where it's easier to be suspicious of dedicated men and women, people dedicated to… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Do not think your story [for a one-person show] is unique. . . . your story is the same as millions of… — Julie Halston Copy Share Image
Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
Who is open without levity; generous without waste; secret without craft; humble without meanness; bold without insolence; cautious without anxiety; regular, yet… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Oh, my darling, wish you were here! And my dark soul is happy again, because it does not know how to be… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
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You can just reload, propel it and fly again. This is extremely important for revolutionizing access to space because as long as… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
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