Through the potent example of his own life, President Obama enabled us to believe the best about America, and, therefore, about ourselves.… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
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I think the key divide between the interactive media and the narrative media is the difficulty in opening up an empathic pathway… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
I had been thinking independently about our ability to forget things that happened, specifically, events that clearly were wrong, that crossed the… — Robert Kane Pappas Copy Share Image
Just like Hillary Clinton is against the miners, she is against the police, believe me. Those peddling, the narrative of cops as… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
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As Razam so aptly demonstrates, a new kind of traveler is emerging-one that embarks into the mysterious and uncharted domain within, where… — Yossi Ghinsberg Copy Share Image
I studied English Literature. I wasn’t a very good student, but one thing I did get from it, while I was making… — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
The kind of theater that I do is sort of 'narrative realism,' which I think in the broadest sense is legitimate to… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
If you dare go out and criticize Hillary Clinton, they'll call you "attacking the girl," "unfairly the attacking the girl" or "unfairly… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I don't know if there is any one secret to successful writing, but one important step is to move beyond imitation and… — James Gunn Copy Share Image
Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the… — Jessica Stern Copy Share Image
It is wiser, I believe, to arrive at theory by way of evidence rather than the other way around… It is more… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
There's nothing more threatening than a powerful woman, and there's nothing more threatening to the current order of things than women powerfully… — Amanda Palmer Copy Share Image
I enjoy it too much - even if I knew I'd never get a book published, I would still write. I enjoy… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
What line breaks add to prose prosody is a connection between eye and ear which emphasizes the nature of the language by… — Diane Wakoski Copy Share Image
An interface can be a powerful narrative device. And as we collect more and more personally and socially relevant data, we have… — Aaron Koblin Copy Share Image
If you're a great documentary filmmaker, it doesn't necessarily mean that you're a great narrative filmmaker. There are fantastic documentary filmmakers that… — Alexander Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond, Canada was certainly an additional option for the… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
It's something that you pick up at a history class in college, the idea that history and time is something to which… — David Lowery Copy Share Image
A political decision has been made not to irritate the intelligence community. The spy agencies are really embarrassed, they're really sore -… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
So, in "Melting Pot" the children (about a third of whom were kids of color) sang the line, "America was the new… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
I am committed now to one thing: lyric sequences. I want the intensity of lyric, but the scope and arc of narrative.… — Gregory Orr Copy Share Image
People have to respond to the characters and respond to the situations that they're in. That said, it still has to be… — Adam Rayner Copy Share Image
My documentaries have always been very much constructed in the spirit of dominant cinema. From the time I started making non-fiction, I… — Brett Morgen Copy Share Image
I'm wondering if the Roger Ailes scandal in which more than 20 women have come forward accusing him of sexual harassment is… — Terry Gross Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with this idea of storytellers and people who have a narrative, and sometimes sustain a relationship because they're telling a… — Atom Egoyan Copy Share Image
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I don't really have the gift of the sustained narrative that you need to write a book. I've tried a couple of… — Robyn Hitchcock Copy Share Image
The images that people see in the media of black people - whether journalistic or narrative - remain horrible. And those images,… — Harry Lennix Copy Share Image
It's impossible for one or two people to go out and shoot a narrative film; you need to have a cast, the… — Jeremy Coon Copy Share Image
Don't let your characters tell you what to do. They can be pushy. Some writers say that they create characters and then… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
Growing up, I mostly read comic books and sci-fi. Then I discovered the book 'Jane Eyre' by Jane Austen. It introduced me… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
One's teachers all belonged to that generation who were imperialists, and the whole narrative throughout my adolescence was of countries leaving the… — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share Image
I do love Shirley Jackson, but I don't deserve to be named in connection with her. I remember reading 'The Haunting of… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
Being true to yourself involves showing and sharing emotion. The spirit that motivates most great storytellers is 'I want you to feel… — Peter Guber Copy Share Image
But most of all I was inspired by the stirring examples of all the other runners. In some pictures they would seem… — Mark Sutcliffe Copy Share Image
For me, it’s like playing the same instrument but in a different context. TV work – it’s really about getting it just… — Evelyne Brochu Copy Share Image
Director Gary Ross has created an adaptation that is faithful in both narrative and theme, but he's also brought a rich and… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
I wanted to write a book about poverty that wasn't only about the poor. I was looking for some sort of narrative… — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
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