The EU lacks a story. For previous generations, the peace argument was a sufficient. But what story do I tell my 20-year-old… — Margot Wallstrom Copy Share Image
I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing papers about cutting-edge technical research and getting… — Kevin J. Anderson Copy Share Image
I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
When we went to Iraq, we stayed in one of Saddam's palaces. It was kind of creepy. If those walls could talk,… — Kellie Pickler Copy Share Image
To be simple, I would say a story has to have a bit of narrative, if only "she says," and then enough… — Lydia Davis Copy Share Image
For me, it doesn't matter whether it's a comedy, a Western or horror. As long as you've got a good story to… — Patrick Wilson Copy Share Image
No matter how carefully records are kept and filed and computerized, they grow fuzzy with time. Stories grow by accretion. Tales accumulate--like… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
There is no particular source my stories come from. The stories always seem to be there waiting for me, though sometimes shrouded… — Jay Neugeboren Copy Share Image
When you're living through it, though, especially when you are twelve and you think the whole world is changing until you realize… — James Howe Copy Share Image
“Does character develop over time? In novels, of course it does:otherwise there wouldn't be much of a story. But in life? I… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“Finally, I’d say to anyone who wants to tell these tales, don’t be afraid to be superstitious. If you have a lucky… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
When you're telling stories, you are actually trying to illuminate some portion of the truth in an artful way. The story may… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
“Once Upon A Time” I began. We made it through three stories before she was in a deep sleep. In the end,… — Jessica Fortunato Copy Share Image
The first rule of life is to reveal nothing, to be exceptionally cautious in what you say, in whatever company you may… — Elizabeth Aston Copy Share Image
I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
The choice or decision to take on a film certainly isn't calculated as far as doing something that will be successful against… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
People do amazing things for love. Books are full of wonderful stories about this kind of stuff, and stories aren’t just fantasies,… — Mahbod Seraji Copy Share Image
I'm trying to make perfect moments. And those generate meaning. If you go deep enough in how to make a moment, very… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
This idea of helping the next generation is a very intrinsic part of photojournalism. We need to continue to build this new… — Ron Haviv Copy Share Image
I like both Greek and Egyptian. More Greek stories have survived, so we know more about them. They've always been my favorite.… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I did not imagine myself working with Luis Estrada or with the Wachowski Brothers and these are things that have happened to… — Alfonso Herrera Copy Share Image
It works in the comic book, but as the audiences have gotten older and more sophisticated, I think the stories need to… — Todd McFarlane Copy Share Image
I saw "Forrest Gump" several times. I personally thought it was Tom Hanks' greatest role and I think it was one of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Maybe because I began as a writer, I have a good ear for dialogue, and maybe being an English major - and… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
What really bothers me, what gets me mad, is when people don't know the story, but then pretend like they know the… — Ronnie Radke Copy Share Image
I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good… — Ian Hislop Copy Share Image
Shall I ever be able to read that story again; the one I couldn't remember? Will you tell it to me, Aslan?… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's funny how the ruthless, murderous gangster has really been romanticized by the media. I mean, I grew up watching the 'Godfathers'… — Elena Satine Copy Share Image
I think when you're young and have that first burst of energy and make five or six pictures in a row that… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
We cannot carry the gospel to the poor and lowly while emulating the practices of the rich and powerful. We’ve been invited… — Jen Hatmaker Copy Share Image
Stories about the ongoing dramas in our lives as we age are not being told because women find it difficult to be… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share Image
Hallo, Eeyore." "Same to you, Pooh Bear, and twice on Thursdays," said Eeyore gloomily. Before Pooh could say: 'Why Thursdays?' Christopher Robin… — A. A. Milne Copy Share Image
I like surprises. I like mystery. I’m not the kind of person who goes to the writer’s room and goes, I need… — Josh Holloway Copy Share Image
I wanted them to be diverse. The whole underlying principle of the X-Men was to try to be an anti-bigotry story to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
As we manipulate everyday words, we forget that they are fragments of ancient and eternal stories, that we are building our houses… — Bruno Schulz Copy Share Image
One of the things that I intend to devote a lot of time to in the coming years is continuing to try… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Nobody ever wrote a story for me. I told in every story what was really inside my gut, and it came out… — Jack Kirby Copy Share Image
If you're a writer, you know that the stories don't come to you - you have to go looking for them. The… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
In commercial fiction especially, everything in the story usually contributes directly to the plot The shorter the story, the truer this is — Nancy Kress Copy Share Image
I don't know who will overcome losses, some losses aren't meant to be overcome, but all losses make for good stories and… — Kirsten Vangsness Copy Share Image
