As for the story, whether the poet takes it ready made or constructs it for himself, he should first sketch its general… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I went to Sunday School and liked the stories about Christ and the Christmas star. They were beautiful. They made you warm… — Frances Farmer Copy Share Image
My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then… — Laura Carmichael Copy Share Image
I want to encourage kids to speak up, to tell their stories. That is the only way people will know what we… — Lauren Potter Copy Share Image
He felt a little lost, after that experience. Lost as the girls on their knees. It was a never-ending story of young… — Jess C Scott Copy Share Image
I'm living in Los Angeles, I'm in films and I'm on television, and I'm working with actors and telling stories. I'm living… — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
Throughout the lead-up to the war, CNN worked hard to air all sides of the story. We had a regular segment called… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The characters in my stories all have quite loud lives in my head. It's a relief to get them on the page.… — Rachel Joyce Copy Share Image
It's so weird to say this about the icon and legend that is Cher, but she's like an old girlfriend. We still… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
“A Swedish minister having assembled the chiefs of the Susquehanna Indians, made a sermon to them, acquainting them with the principal historical… — Benjamin Franklin 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
We have a slate of four films. From Karen Young - the USA bestselling author - we have Blood Bayou. Again, we're… — Drew Waters Copy Share Image
There are no happy endings... There are no endings, happy or otherwise. We all have our own stories which are just part… — Anonymous 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 can well imagine an atheist’s last words: “White, white! L-L-Love! My God!”—and the deathbed leap of faith. Whereas the agnostic, if… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
It is true to say that I was nurtured on Bible stories but mostly concerned with sacrifice. If by some mischance I… — John George Haigh Copy Share Image
I know what you're thinking - that anybody with proper sensitive feelings would rather scrub floors for a living. But I should… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
I think they find it - they find me quite confusing, because - they know the music, but they don't know anything… — Enya Copy Share Image
“STORIES ARE WEBS, INTERCONNECTED STRAND TO STRAND, and you follow each story to the center, because the center is the end. Each… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
First and foremost, God is the true hero of the story. No matter how captivating the other characters may be, our top… — Carolyn Custis James Copy Share Image
Not only is your story your truth, your story is going to be the platform and the foundation for everything that's getting… — DeVon Franklin Copy Share Image
Unless I'm writing in the Igbo language, I use a language developed elsewhere, which is English. That affects the way I write.… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“What a storyteller does is *see* more than most of us. We say he's making up his stories, but he—or better yet,… — Dean Hughes Copy Share Image
When you tell a story you automatically talk about traditions, but they're never separate from the people, the human implications. You're talking… — Gayl Jones Copy Share Image
The shows I've been working on, especially 'Parenthood' and 'Friday Night Lights,' I think are completely character-driven stories. I think, for most… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
Steven, my friend who came out to me my senior year, was a huge Madonna fan. So I may know all the… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I do tend to gravitate to the more dramatic side of things. I love feeling intense emotions when I'm acting. I just… — Aaron Paul Copy Share Image
Famous in our circles is the story of the visiting English banker who in 1948 upon seeing our model 95 camera commented,… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
Music helps define the character and is an extension of the character somehow, so that you are able to use both the… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
“That’s the nature of stories. No one ever gets to know the entire thing. We just get to know the parts we… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
I think the work that they do and the style of 3D graphics is absolutely fabulous and I think it's a great… — Don Bluth Copy Share Image
One of the things that I have learned since trying to bring in an interesting story in under 28 pages is that… — Bill Williams Copy Share Image
Stories do not change the world. I've learned that. But perhaps in some secret, subtle way... I mean it's not the world… — Carol Emshwiller Copy Share Image
I was a freelancer all through my twenties. I did about one story a month and I wanted to write fiction, so… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
The same issue is happening on a show like Everybody Loves Raymond now, which is in its eighth year and struggling to… — William Devane Copy Share Image
Comedy always works better when you're tracking the story and you care about the characters. That's why there's a lot of movies… — Andy Samberg Copy Share Image
I'm much more into someone who is telling stories than somebody who is writing a record about their breakup. It's just more… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
The stories people tell you about themselves seem to retain the possibility of being false. But what you discover about them by… — John Verdon Copy Share Image
The America we all know has been a story of the many becoming one, uniting to preserve liberty, uniting to build the… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The inspiration really comes first from the character and the story. That vision of what the story is, and what the character… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
