I've played around with the notion of making a series on the premise of 'Alps' because it's one of the films no… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
A fundamental premise of politics is we can make this work if people just never figure it out. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
My most successful books, the ones that I feel the strongest about, are the ones that started with a premise that for… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
All of my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and emotions have no validity or significance in… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it's… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
If you start with the premise that whatever you want to be is going to happen, it changes the way you think… — Jennifer Palmieri Copy Share Image
We subverted the entire premise of 'Westworld' in that our sympathies are meant to be with the robots, the hosts. — Lisa Joy Copy Share Image
If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no… — Don Nickles Copy Share Image
Well, your premise is correct, that we have to first guard against those who have an affiliation with terrorists and a connection,… — Asa Hutchinson Copy Share Image
'Dating Game' wasn't social commentary, political analysis, Shakespearean-level drama or even blunt-force comedy. It was just the televised equivalent of meeting someone… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
'The Last Patriot' is set in the present day but is based upon the premise that the Prophet Mohammed had a final… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
The premise, to me, is the most important thing that you have to know going in. It's the problem as you see… — Larry Winget Copy Share Image
The premise of Nossiter in 'Mondovino' would have been a lot more accurate when I started writing about wine in 1978 than… — Robert M. Parker, Jr Copy Share Image
For years I've wanted to write a book about mummies, and had been following the science of mummy CT scans when the… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I tend to start with a fantastical premise, and then I place it in the world we know. Or, really, it places… — Laurie Foos Copy Share Image
To me the central premise is about friendships within people of different generations when you take out the idea how age creates… — Darren Star Copy Share Image
I wish people were willing to dig a little deeper than the surface elements of a premise before tossing one story in… — Isaac Marion Copy Share Image
My premise is not to tax to destroy the wealth of the wealthy; it's to increase the wealth of the bottom and… — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
You have to start with the basic premise that you need to know what your competition is doing. — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
Top Gear' is all about the cars. We've got humour in it but the unique premise of the show is it all… — Chris Harris Copy Share Image
All my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
I feel that if I establish the world or the premise from the first line, then I can get the reader to… — Laurie Foos Copy Share Image
I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage. — Adam DeVine Copy Share Image
I don't think it's an incredibly radical premise to try and have sympathy for someone who has made a mistake. — Joe Cornish Copy Share Image
“The definition of a premise is something that is to be taken without the need for proof.” — Katherine Woodward Thomas Copy Share Image
When the idea of 'We' came in, it started as a 'WeBlank: WeWork, WeLive, WeSleep, WeEat.' That was the premise at the… — Miguel McKelvey Copy Share Image
Good writing works from a simple premise: your experience is not yours alone, but in some sense a metaphor for everyone's. — Dorianne Laux Copy Share Image
When 'Party of Five' ended I believed we had run our course. I believed the basic ideal and premise of the show… — Scott Wolf Copy Share Image
I'm just drawn to something that has a good story. 'Outcasts' didn't do so well, but I really admired the premise behind… — Daniel Mays Copy Share Image
I'm not going to let people get away with either a dishonest or inaccurate premise to what we're talking about because I… — Dan Abrams Copy Share Image
The premise of this foundation is one life on this planet is no more valuable than the next. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
The good thing about being on a show like 'Justified' is that you stick to the premise, but not necessarily every single… — Mykelti Williamson Copy Share Image
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
I always start with the assumption that everything that happens in the world is actually in the world. It sounds like an… — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
If the world had two gods, it would surely go to ruin-this is the first premise. Now it is known that it… — Al-Ghazali Copy Share Image
The premise of insurance is to spread the risk. It's the premise of homeowner's insurance, of car insurance, and of health insurance.… — Jeanne Shaheen Copy Share Image
Why should citizenship be a matter of birth? The premise held by those who want to end birthright citizenship is that some… — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
The Heart Gallery premise is very simple. It is a special traveling exhibit of photographs featuring Los Angeles foster youth, designed to… — Angela Featherstone Copy Share Image
The premise of 'Deadline' forced me to go against my own grain with a character determined to find all that is valuable… — Chris Crutcher Copy Share Image
Believe it or not, I write on stage. I can't write anywhere else; I have to be in a moment. I also… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image