Even the most complicated stories start with a very simple premise. — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
I'm not an outliner. I come up with a premise and then take it from there. — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
It's a central premise of the Bible that God invented civil government. — Mike Johnson Copy Share Image
The basic premise of 'A Course in Miracles' is that it teaches us to relinquish thoughts based on fear and to accept… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
It's always hard, but it's always fun to attack a premise that you think is interesting. It does take a few drafts… — Victor Levin Copy Share Image
“Your “what if” question gives you an idea; your premise sentence gives you a story.” — K.M. Weiland Copy Share Image
Although you should never mention your premise in the dialogue of your play, the audience must know what the message is. And… — Lajos Egri Copy Share Image
I reject the premise that liberal and libertarian values are necessarily in conflict. In fact, I often self-identify as a 'classical liberal.' — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Most human activities are predicated on the assumption that life goes on. If you take that premise away, what is there left? — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I found, especially with stand-up, that if a premise works, you can make the joke work. If a premise doesn't work, you… — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
I can't start off with the premise that a coach is better than me just because he's from Europe or South America. — Angelos Postecoglou Copy Share Image
I begin with the premise that behavior is an incredibly important element in medicine. Peoples habits, their willingness to quit smoking, their… — Harold E. Varmus Copy Share Image
Mercy Watson is a pig. She lives with Mr. and Mrs. Watson, who are not pigs. I had that basic premise, but… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I had an insanely long commute - New York to D.C. - when I worked at 'National Geographic.' I hate to waste… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
The premise of my whole campaign has been not that people need to believe what I say to them, but they need… — Sharron Angle Copy Share Image
Like any business, the oil industry runs on the basic premise of supply and demand. The more supply - the lower the… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll get a premise, you know, for a book. In fact, I get those quite often. And I don't commit to… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
“Our civilization rests on a faulty premise, that the world is physical and mechanical, energy and matter only. We do not pay… — Richard Grossinger Copy Share Image
As I had visualized, 'Heroine' is shaping up to be a very contemporary film with a different premise and strata. This film,… — Madhur Bhandarkar Copy Share Image
To a large extent: it's about economy of space. You have so little real estate when you're writing a half hour show.… — Jonathan M. Goldstein Copy Share Image
Now all my tales are based on the fundemental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Comedy Central wanted to do a show with me, I had a couple failures under my belt with them already, but they… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
[The artist's aim is] not to instruct the viewer, but to give him information... . The artist would follow his predetermined premise… — Sol LeWitt Copy Share Image
“What readers seek is an experience different from their own. Story is how readers dream. Story is what sells the book. The… — Eddie Jones Copy Share Image
If a person realized that everything people call happiness, love and joy was just a miscalculation based on a false premise, he'd… — Vladimir Bartol Copy Share Image
“Argument in Isolation" Premise: one exists alone, Within a system of increasingly mild ideals —The good of love, the greater good of… — John Koethe Copy Share Image
“Man's inhumanity to man will continue as long as man loves God more than he loves his fellow man. The love of… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
Fatalism is a false premise. What will be is not necessarily what must be. — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
“Materialism, it must be understood, is a premise of science, not a finding.” — Gordon White Copy Share Image
I'm very flattered to be called a style icon! But it's simple, my style; it's just men's suits and shoes. That's the… — Charlotte Rampling Copy Share Image
The debate between the cloud and on-premise is largely dead. The cloud has become mainstream. — Aneel Bhusri Copy Share Image
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