Some people think prayer is telling God what to do. I don't think that's the case. — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what the world had all his life been… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I see myself as anybody, as everybody; I'm not just telling the story of my life to give the reader a picture… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
I'm always telling my students, don't - don't worry so much third person, first person. It doesn't make that much difference. — Alice McDermott Copy Share Image
Voice really depends on the answer to the question, Who is telling this story? . . . That will color your diction-and… — Philip Gerard Copy Share Image
I'm telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
Women don't have to be defined by others. We have the power to define ourselves: by telling our own stories, in our… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I start with the history, and I ask myself, 'What are the great turning points? What are the big dramatic scenes that… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
I get quite disappointed that we're still telling stories that I think are problematic in terms of what they're saying about women. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
The theatre starts every night at half past seven, and I like the rhythm of going to the theatre, parking the car,… — Michael Gambon Copy Share Image
It's funny, I had dinner with my dear friend John Spencer last night and I'm not in the first episode, but he's… — Stockard Channing Copy Share Image
It kind of scares me, the notion that we're going to be injecting ourselves into other countries' affairs when they're not posing… — Gary Johnson Copy Share Image
My parents are amazing, but when I was like, 'Well, I'm going to be an actress,' and they're all doctors, that wasn't… — Reshma Shetty Copy Share Image
Whether it's Baidu or Chinese versions of YouTube or Sina or Sohu, Chinese Internet sites are getting daily directives from the government… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I loved Omar Vizquel. He tells some really long jokes, and he has his own way of telling them, but he can… — Steve Finley Copy Share Image
Hollywood has its own way of telling stories. I was just telling stories that I was familiar with. And it's what I… — Ice T Copy Share Image
I don't know the law, the kind of law of quantity and quality, but I think the opportunity of people being able… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
I have a problem with telling jokes about physics. Quite often the audience have no idea what you are talking about and,… — Robin Ince Copy Share Image
Never tell someone you love them if you don't, it's easier telling the truth then living a lie... — Lonniedagreat Copy Share Image
I guess that is my favorite thing - to make people laugh and also to maybe engage them emotionally and touch them… — Lesley Nicol Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is not going anywhere. And we see as calculated as these are, he has a knack for telling a certain… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
More than what we say or do, the way we are expresses what we think it means to be alive. So the… — Polly Berrien Berends Copy Share Image
My dad could've made it big. At the time, he didn't have the right guys to push him, telling him what to… — JaMarcus Russell Copy Share Image
I was pretty hot-tempered all through school. I remember my high school basketball coach telling me: 'Boy, if you don't learn to… — Tony Dorsett Copy Share Image
Dance and theatre afforded me the opportunity to discover my passion for acting, for telling stories. — Kelsey Chow Copy Share Image
It is frustrating that people have a hard time telling other female stories besides, 'Is she going to get the guy?' — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
“In sign, you more often than not start a story with the punch line. It’s the telling that is important.” — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
I am not interested in telling you what to think. My job is to show you what I think. Period. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
I wasn't sure how people were going to take to the stories I was telling and the things I wanted to sing… — Jackson Harris Copy Share Image
“Publicly telling the truth on social media can be one of the most effective healing journeys.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I say, "This is the only way it might be," thinking of all the other ways. I'm either telling a lie or… — Jac Jemc Copy Share Image
I'm not ashamed to speak about anything. And what I'm telling you is real; it's from the heart. — Pepa Copy Share Image
Somewhere along the way one discovers that what one has to tell is not nearly so important as the telling itself. — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
I am not comfortable telling people I am trying stand-up because to me that implies confidence. I'm - well, I'm not. — Jessie Cave Copy Share Image
I remember clearly watching a 'Sooty Show' at a theatre and telling my mum I wanted to be up with the puppets,… — Tom Riley Copy Share Image
Nietzsche said that everyone tells themselves the story of their life. That's true about countries, too. We're constantly telling ourselves the American… — Ben Dreyfuss Copy Share Image
Moviemaking is about telling a story. And you need to know what story you are going to tell. — Nancy Juvonen Copy Share Image
