We impose order and narrative on everything in order to understand it. Otherwise, there's nothing but chaos. — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
“We have, each of us, a life-story, an inner narrative — whose continuity, whose sense, is our lives. It might be said… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
I think that there isn't a photograph in the world that has any narrative ability... They do not tell stories - they… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
“All men needed to hear their stories told. He was a man, but if he died without telling the story he would… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Look at your world and your life, and look at what is personal to you. If you're living in an apartment, you… — Michael S. Smith Copy Share Image
I'm a narrative-minded actor. I'm thinking of the story. I'm not worried about whether the camera is on the right side of… — Mark Duplass Copy Share Image
I have been suspected of being what is called a Fundamentalist. That is because I never regard any narrative as unhistorical simply… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
But deciding not to have children is a very, very hard decision for a woman to make: the atmosphere is worryingly inconducive… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films. — Carter Burwell Copy Share Image
Rigorously investigated and fearlessly reported, A Crime So Monstrous is a passionate and thorough examination of the appalling reality of human bondage… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Unlike scandal-monger Ed Klein’s fantastical No. 1 best-selling narrative about the supposed Blood Feud between the Clintons and the Obamas, Halper’s study… — Lloyd Grove Copy Share Image
More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I started a production company out of necessity, the need for great narratives for actors of color. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I like the idea of a big caesura between the narratives, a space which readers can fill in with their own speculative… — Jonathan Coe Copy Share Image
He managed to do this 'tour de force' of styles without ever breaking the narrative structure of the chapter he was writing.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Yeah, episodic doesn't work. Your coolest character needs something big and meaningful to do. Otherwise, well, it's just narrative shit.” — Don Roff Copy Share Image
We need a new and positive narrative that defies the negativity and transforms our ageing populations from a problem into an asset. — Alexander De Croo Copy Share Image
An action movie should, like any other, follow the narrative traditions of literature. That means there should be subtlety, a slow build… — Shane Black Copy Share Image
Narrative stories are nothing but models of karma and causality - how one thing leads to another. And a lot of narrative… — Jess Row Copy Share Image
Narrative drives most of economics. Everything seems to be part of a story, and how that story is told often leads to… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
I had never thought that I would be involved in narrative structures. As a young guy, I was more interested in abstract… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
It's something that's difficult to explain but I think all writers work this way to some extent, whether we're aware of it… — Mary J. Miller Copy Share Image
Many activists don't want to hear about some grand narrative, one that could unify all of our struggles. So the major issue… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image