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The artist is of no importance. Only what he creates is important, since there is nothing new to be said. Shakespeare, Balzac,… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
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Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, 'We would like to publish your book.' I… — Barbara Bush Copy Share Image
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I was given the ability to create stories and characters. That's my part of the long chain of writers, publishers, agents, booksellers,… — Karl Marlantes Copy Share Image
Once publishers got interested in it, it was a year in developing, and it was launched, I think, in 1960. But Willie… — Dan DeCarlo Copy Share Image
Freedom of the press, or, to be more precise, the benefit of freedom of the press, belongs to everyone – to the… — Arthur Hays Sulzberger Copy Share Image
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My respect for artists is very high. I think to get the most out of them, you have to liberate them. I… — Gore Verbinski Copy Share Image
In North America, the medium-to-large publishers are generally confining investment to enhancements, upgrades and opportunities for incremental capacity and efficiency improvements, while… — Eric Bell Copy Share Image
![“I'm a co-writer, publisher of that song ["Right Now" ], so for it to get accepted, we had to sign off on it. I signed off in a second. "You bet that anyone can use this. I don't care. You can use it for anything." If it is to inspire people in the positive sense.” quote by Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/sammy-hagar-7920_accepted_i-m-a-co-writer-publisher-of-that-song-r_3159478.png)
![“[Mark] Twain was a publisher. He published General Grant's Memoirs (a big success) and had a hand in the publishing of many of his own books. He would, I think, be very keen about the question of how a book would sell.” quote by Hal Holbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/hal-holbrook-17109_bigs_mark-twain-was-a-publisher-he-published_1197578.png)
