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Fortunately, the world is full of people with information compulsion who want to tell you their stories. They want to tell you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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The understanding between a non-technical writer and his reader is that he shall talk more or less like a human being and… — Arthur Eddington Copy Share Image
When I started to make films, I started writing about Bhagat Singh in my earlier days. There were some incidents which I… — Manoj Kumar Copy Share Image
All our songs are about real people, true events. We do write about DC Comics and things like The Replacements. It's pretty… — Eddie Argos Copy Share Image
I'm always writing, but directing takes priority over everything, unless the acting is a job that lifts that whole brand. If I… — Noel Clarke Copy Share Image
The first thing I would say to young writers is, "Don't do it, unless you can't stand not to do it." And… — Russell Hoban Copy Share Image
Machiavelli, however, took his bearings from people as they are. He defined the political project as making the best of this flawed… — George Will Copy Share Image
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Writers are greatly respected. The intelligent public is wonderfully patient with them, continues to read them, and endures disappointment after disappointment, waiting… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
I know there are a lot of musicians and a lot of artists, and there are a lot of writers and other… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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These motivational tapes have really inspired me! I'm going to make a million dollars, buy my own company and retire early. Then,… — Randy Glasbergen Copy Share Image
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I'm terrified of getting what I'm not deserving of, feeling that I've got something for nothing... at the expense of brilliant starving… — Nick McDonell Copy Share Image
Self-discovery in songwriting, bringing something forth that's instructive to yourself - some of the best songs that you will ever write are… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
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I have written it before and am not ashamed to write it again. Without Wodehouse I am not sure that I would… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
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“As good as' always spells mediocrity. But when a writer's work is in competition with all those thousands of other manuscripts that… — Phyllis A. Whitney Copy Share Image
The good thing is in my case I'm all about love and communications, so there was no hard feelings, it was like… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
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I think the whole concept behind lyrics is you better mean what you say, or you should like, become a storyteller. I… — Kirk Hammett Copy Share Image
Mr. Hitler was big on me. He kept writing and inviting me to come to Germany, and if the war hadn't started… — Greta Garbo Copy Share Image
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