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
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'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
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 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
I like telling stories about people with problems. I can't really put it much simpler than that. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Telling me that I can't do something is probably the worst thing that anyone can say, because I'll definitely do it. I'm… — Dustin Johnson Copy Share Image
Telling a story of illness, one pulls a thread through a narrow opening flanked on one side by shame and the other… — Susan Griffin Copy Share Image
In my son's kindergarten, they're telling us how to get him into Stanford. By their advice, I'm doing everything wrong, because I'm… — Sebastian Thrun Copy Share Image
I want to fall in love, I think. I've never. I know. Everyone I know's been in love or in relationships now… — Cara Delevingne Copy Share Image
The novel space is a pure space. I'm nobody once I go into that room. I'm not gay, I'm not bald, I'm… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
My work is a part of me and I know it. I have no reason to try to pick one part of… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
“When you understand," Brandy says, "that what you're telling is just a story. It isn't happening anymore. When you realize the story… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
For me, real, truthful moments come from a place that I don't know. If somebody was telling me, "You're going to lift… — Juliette Binoche Copy Share Image
“That’s a very long story that doesn’t need telling to a woman I’m trying to impress.” She felt her face grow… — Lauren Gilley Copy Share Image
With Ice Cube they ain't no telling. He might have one cocked and loaded, ready to bust. We might do The Sunday,… — Mike Epps Copy Share Image
People love telling their stories, even if they're very, very sad ones. People love to communicate and express. — Virginia Williams Copy Share Image
“Why do people keep telling me to be myself? Honestly. It’s like they’ve never even met me.” — Louise Gornall Copy Share Image
A lot of actors, you can't get them to shut up. Instead of listening and watching, they're always telling you something. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
The brain needs to have a story; it needs to have a logical screenplay telling where we're coming from and what we're… — Miguel Nicolelis Copy Share Image
Our lady the Common Law is a very wise old lady though she still has something to learn in telling what she… — Frederick Pollock Copy Share Image
Instead of telling someone to GET OVER it, you should help them GET THROUGH it because some things are hard to get… — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
Frankly, I'm mainly telling the story to myself. Thinking about audience is too daunting, and worst case, invites you to homogenize, to… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for… — Natalie Zea Copy Share Image
The characters are telling you the story. I’m not telling you the story, they’re going to do it. If I do it… — George V. Higgins Copy Share Image
Unai's very positive and always telling you to express yourself, but also he's got that thing where he'll tell you if you… — Reiss Nelson Copy Share Image
“That's one thing I learned from Ray Senior. You don't owe an explanation to anybody but the Lord, and most people will… — Laura McBride Copy Share Image
“Telling a story about something you know nothing about is like starting a new job without the training.” — Joshua Hartzell Copy Share Image
Sure enough, it wasn't long until I got a call, telling me I had a scholarship there. It was the only scholarship… — Jack Youngblood Copy Share Image
Meteorologists are pretty faces reading scripts telling you whether it's going to rain tomorrow. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“What is your intuition telling you? I said & she shook her head. My intuition is telling me to go back home… — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
When I started out, I really struggled as a comic because no one knew who I was, and sometimes I was telling… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
“I can't believe I've let you in, and now here I am telling you that I'm suffocating in here.” — Sara Quin Copy Share Image
“I never said I was gay — or not gay. Everyone’s always telling me what I am. I just want the chance… — Ali Katz Copy Share Image
A story, after all, does not only belong to the one who is telling it. It belongs, in equal measure, to the… — Michelle Richmond Copy Share Image
Both 'The Wire' and 'Queer as Folk' had a big scope. They were panoramas, telling ambitious stories about two cities, Baltimore and… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
Telling someone what you feel is the best strategy to lessen the casualty. When you're not being honest with your heart, the… — Jessel Jane Zozobrado Copy Share Image
You know there's some great folks, great story telling at 'Dateline,' and I'm glad to be a part of it. — Lester Holt Copy Share Image
I think when you're telling a story from inside of you that's genuine, people connect with it. — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
What kind of government is this? This is a human being. This is not right, and I'm telling everybody you better call… — Michael Schiavo Copy Share Image
