I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.' I have heard the argument that… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
When you're working on a script, every word that's on the page, somebody has to read it. Make every word count in… — Jonathan Demme Copy Share Image
Elrond's house was perfect, whether you liked food or sleep or story-telling or singing (or reading), or just sitting and thinking best,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the Afghan people, I found the most resilient, welcoming people who, for the first time in my career, never judged me… — Pietra Brettkelly Copy Share Image
There are a lot of things I might be good at, such as competitive figure skating, window washing from ten stories up,… — Jen Kirkman Copy Share Image
There is a historic strain of dominion theology which says, taking its references from the Psalms, that man is made just a… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
All stories are lies. But good stories are lies made from light and fire. And they lift our hearts out of the… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
I don't make movies about issues. This is my same litmus test for all the movies I love: Is it a great… — Kimberly Peirce Copy Share Image
I like fiction. I love all sorts of love stories, I think. I even watched '17 Again.' — Charlyne Yi Copy Share Image
I've never written about a situation involving real people that I haven't directly taken part in. I've never made things up about… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
I'm very lucky to be able to work in print and radio. I'm very lucky to be able to work at a… — David Plotz Copy Share Image
I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that. — Liya Kebede Copy Share Image
I understand a lot of celebrities lose weight because they have the opportunity to get in shape and become healthier, but when… — Cristela Alonzo Copy Share Image
The US military still blames the media for stories and images that turned the American public against the war in Vietnam. — Bruce Jackson Copy Share Image
Not every story lends itself tonally to humor, so you have to navigate that territory properly. You can put a humorous spin… — Kevin Keck Copy Share Image
Shows like Game of Thrones, stories like that, only really come around once every 10, 15 years. I can't remember the last… — Finn Jones Copy Share Image
I think that Poe is so resonant because he represents that part of us that is in misery or sorrowful or wants… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
My aunts told wonderful stories. Not to me, but to each other. We had a very strong family. My mother's sisters loved… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
You are your own stories and therefore free to imagine and experience what it means to be human.... And although you don't… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in order to pass on that… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
A good leader leads from the front. Don't get stuck in the office. Get out, meet people and listen to their stories. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Nobody is a villain in their own story. We're all the heroes of our own stories. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Some of the biggest hits have had simple stories narrated beautifully. — Shriya Saran Copy Share Image
Whenever you think that your needs are not being met, you’re telling the story of a future — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Until a character becomes a personality it cannot be believed. Without personality, the character may do funny or interesting things, but unless… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
The Odyssey is the story of Americans up to the point where they are well-established, and even so it is detached from… — Raymond Queneau Copy Share Image
I hope I'll have the opportunity to debate how we reform and update our immigration system. I will relate my own story… — Ami Bera Copy Share Image
I would definitely like to continue playing Aquaman. Playing a superhero is a lot of fun. Creating these stories is a lot… — Alan Ritchson Copy Share Image
But silence is not a natural environment for stories. They need words. Without them they grown pale, sicken and die. And then… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
When a song comes from a real story and from a real place I think it comes across to people. That's important. — Negash Ali Copy Share Image
Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative. — Aminatta Forna Copy Share Image
The newspaper stories were like dreams to us, bad dreams dreamt by others. How awful, we would say, and they were, but… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
It's too bad for us "literary" enthusiasts, but it's the truth nevertheless -- pictures tell any story more effectively than words .… — William Moulton Marston Copy Share Image
If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
You can tell how good a filmmaker is if you can turn the sound down but you can still feel the story. — Q-Tip Copy Share Image
I wanted to become a director before I wanted to become a writer. When I was 10, people would ask me what… — Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt Copy Share Image
This is going to make such a great story: How I nursed a pirate back to health and my love saved him,"… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
