'Certifiably Jonathan' contrives crises for its subject - a bid to get his paintings into MOMA, among others. — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
There are photographers who don't really engage with their subject. It's a really unfortunate phrase, but they take their photo and they… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image
Subject is very important. If you're going to write non-fiction the style means nothing or very little. The content justifies the effort… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
The world is philosophically booby-trapped; touch an interesting subject, and it just might blow up in your face. Some say it's better… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
You may not see massive UFO exhibits at your local science museum, but there's no dearth of saucer stories infesting my email.… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
I guess I don't have much interest in writing straight drama. So whatever subject matter I choose will ultimately be dealt with… — Jill Davis Copy Share Image
Unpleasant reading on the subject of anger tells us that there's not really anything wrong with it. In limited amounts. It can… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
The value of having numbers - data - is that they aren't subject to someone else's interpretation. They are just the numbers.… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Pandemics have long been among my favorite topics to teach sociology with, not because the subject is cheery, but because they contain… — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
'Fecundity' is an ugly word for an ugly subject. It is ugly, at least, in the eggy animal world. I don't think… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
I have a genuine philosophy. I do not want to make negative pictures about people, and so I do everything I can… — Douglas Kirkland Copy Share Image
Profound subject matter can be encompassed in small space - for proof, look at any sonnet by Shakespeare! — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
To properly investigate a subject, we must investigate a subject's stuff. — Lisa Lutz Copy Share Image
My favorite subject was English or creative writing. We did poems and making a magazine, and I did one on celebrities. I… — Ashley Tisdale Copy Share Image
What provides you with subject matter is your own language - and that's all. — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
I don't think you can ever be ahead of your time with cynicism about that subject. No, I don't think it was… — Joe Dante Copy Share Image
I'm not subject to their rise and fall because I'm not accepted by them, so I have my own little curve going… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
That is the thing about being a writer; your subject matter may not stay your subject matter if you break their trust… — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
I do not differentiate between a commercial and an indie project as long as there is a strong subject and the character… — Kalki Koechlin Copy Share Image
Truck drivers stop me and say, 'What is the poem for the day?' or 'Give me a poem for my girl.' I… — Nipsey Russell Copy Share Image
History is not reassuring on the subject of the longevity of seemingly lasting great nations, is it? — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
For a photographer, sharks are a stirring subject, possessing a perfect blend of grace and power. They have been sculpted by evolution… — Brian Skerry Copy Share Image
Life-writing calls for any number of dubious gifts: A touch of O.C.D., a lack of imagination, a large desk, neutrality of Swiss… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
