Old reference books are like tree rings. Without them, there'd be no way to know what a tree had lived through. — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
I wasn't an academic looking in books for ideas. But I educated myself about historical work that was similar to mine, to… — Michael Heizer Copy Share Image
I couldn't accept the racial epithets in reference to players like Elliott Maddox or Billy Sample. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
It's never been a point of reference to look to a man. It's not always a good thing, I suppose, but I… — Catherine Tate Copy Share Image
If you look in 'The Science of Getting Rich,' you see no reference whatsoever to the 'law of attraction.' — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
Over the years, I think, people - actors, writers, whatever - lose their frame of reference. Their frame of reference is based… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
“Members of the Order take vows of literacy, obstinancy and bibliomancy. Bibliomancy? It's defined for us a little further down: "Divination by… — Marilyn Johnson Copy Share Image
I miss the reference section at the library. I used to go there twice a week on missions. Now everywhere's a research… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
There's no social realism in 'Tyrannosaur.' It's not about the social landscape or the political landscape or any of that. It's just… — Paddy Considine Copy Share Image
'Collaborator' is a hostage tragicomedy, but it's also, kind of, everything I know about post-war America. Well, not everything, but it does… — Martin Donovan Copy Share Image
Our findings with reference to organized crime was that organized crime as an entity didn't participate in the assassination of the president.… — Louis Stokes Copy Share Image
Characters in TV and theatre tend to experience a lot of conflict, so I push myself through sport to physical and emotional… — Elliot Cowan Copy Share Image
“My artificial creations will be better than nature's natural creations.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
'Brisco' was the first show I created, and of course, at the time I had no idea what a special experience it… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
Oh, I collect facts and quotes when I can't write, and I can't write most of the time. I do a little… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
Besides, it doesn't make any sense to have these characters living in the year 3000 when all their points of reference are… — Joel Hodgson Copy Share Image
The artist must continue to look for a new reference. Every day, every performance, every take. — Bruce Glover Copy Share Image
My grandparents would never admit to being Tasmanian, but I think it's really great and funny. But I guess, in the past,… — Jessie Cave Copy Share Image
My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative. — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
Hemingway's minimalism is based on the psychological mechanics of repression. An echo of his approach can be detected in a favorite trope… — Madison Smartt Bell Copy Share Image
“Organizing one's life to respond to a threat one felt powerless about as a child can be a source of enormous inspiration.” — Linda Austin Copy Share Image
It gets too easy to write from the point of view of a male character of my age, with the same cultural… — Steven Heighton Copy Share Image
With new artists, you really don't have anything to reference. You're helping to develop their sound, define who they are vocally. — Harvey Mason, Jr Copy Share Image
“Look!" Mr. Poe said, who was still too far to help but close enough to see. "Genghis has an eye tattoo, like… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
