I was taught by my father. He was head of the primary school so I went to his school until I was… — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign… — Wendy Davis Copy Share Image
Every writer has their rituals. For me, it's morning walks along the beach. And then, in my study I have a huge… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
I'm always doing comedy and will never hit up a 9-to-5 desk job. — Brandon T. Jackson Copy Share Image
After 9/11, I didn't look to go sit on the Swiss desk - I stepped up. I was not on the sidelines. — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
I think I've got it pretty easy compared with somebody who works at a desk nine to five. I'm just working for… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I always have Moleskine notebooks on my desk. I am a big journaler. Every day I write down where I went, who… — Alexa Von Tobel Copy Share Image
The best part about traveling for work is that it's better than sitting behind a desk! — John Isner Copy Share Image
I did a lot of freelance desk publishing jobs when I graduated from college. I sort of earned a living doing that… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
On my desk, I always have a lemon or a lime drying. I love the fragrance. Also, a Staedtler eraser, a brush… — Maira Kalman Copy Share Image
My first publication was a haiku in a children's magazine when I was 9 years old. I received one dollar for it!… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
The desk thing is a problem for me. The ideal one would be vast and perfectly clear. Yet the bane of the… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If… — C. Day Lewis Copy Share Image
Learning something new is a fabulous way to be refreshed. When work can grind you down, something about learning a new activity… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
You only get so much time to do something that you enjoy or love to do. If you can continue doing it,… — Troy Dumais Copy Share Image
Tacked above my desk are photos of artists I admire - Hopper, Sargent, Twain - and postcards from beloved bookstores where I've… — J. R. Moehringer Copy Share Image
The issues that cross a president's desk are never easy. The easy questions don't even get to the president. — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Cancer taught me to live only in the day I'm in. In the moment I'm in. Some moments, I simply ground myself… — Regina Brett Copy Share Image
You don't have to work for Google, or any of the other firms encouraging staff to pursue personal projects on company time,… — Carl Honore Copy Share Image
I sit in my room at my desk, looking out the window to the yard and waiting for a plot to come… — Siegfried Lenz Copy Share Image
My father was the editor of an agricultural magazine called 'The Southern Planter.' He didn't think of himself as a writer. He… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
To me, Microsoft is about empowerment... we are the original democratizing force, putting a PC in every home and every desk. — Satya Nadella Copy Share Image
I haven't pursued it as a senator because I know it's like spitting in the wind. But I still believe it's the… — Wendy Davis Copy Share Image
I keep two sentimental mementos on my desk to remind me of two favorite men. There is an inkwell that my Uncle… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
After 'Radio Flyer,' to this day, every family-oriented script or script with kid actors comes across my desk. That's just Hollywood: you… — David M. Evans Copy Share Image
