In a well-written book we are presented with the maturest reflections, or the happiest flights of a mind of uncommon excellence. It… — William Godwin Copy Share Image
I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Sparky's the only guy I know who's written more books than he's read. — Ernie Harwell Copy Share Image
Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many articles written about me, but I move… — Diana Ross Copy Share Image
If a man could say nothing against a character but what he can prove, history could not be written. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I want the flashbacks to feel that once you're there they have their own unity, their own kind of atmospheric sensibility; I… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Most people who read "The Communist Manifesto" probably have no idea that it was written by a couple of young men who… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
When I was young, I wanted to be a dramatic writer, a writer of tragedy. Nothing would've pleased me more than if… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I have written and spoken my thoughts over many years. Now I'm on new ground and spirit. I want to bring these… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
I believe in previous lives and the Muse—and that books and music exist before they are written and that they are propelled… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
When women do succeed, the press, even the industry press, spend far too much time talking about how we dress, what shoes… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
I never viewed screen drama as a vulgar form, or a lesser one, and I've never written it left-handed. — William Monahan Copy Share Image
What I like most: Reading well-written sources that take me to another world for hours at a time - and being able… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
The present era grabs everything that was ever written in order to transform it into films, TV programs; or cartoons. What is… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
As a man may know about Africa either by going there personally or by reading descriptions written by travelers who have been… — Max Heindel Copy Share Image
Honestly, I try and stay away from what's been written about me, because if you let that stuff get to you and… — Taylor Lautner Copy Share Image
'Family Secrets' is thought provoking, well written, and remorselessly intelligent. — Jane Ridley Copy Share Image
Everything I've written up to now, hasn't had anything to do with my life really. — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
Writers tend to work early in the morning, or late at night, when brains are naturally able to focus deeply on one… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
I'm kind of in a middle space, being marketed as a biracial actor. Roles are written either stereotypically black, or they're written… — Jesse Williams Copy Share Image
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holy of holies of Jewish time. It is that rarest of phenomena, a Jewish… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
No one can write their real religious life with pen or pencil. It is written only in actions, and its seal is… — Wilfred Grenfell Copy Share Image
There's a common misconception with sketch comedy that you just go up there and wing it, but it's written, and there really… — Adam Pally Copy Share Image
For me, my storyline [in Big Little Lies] is very complicated and nuanced. [The script] was so beautifully written. It was very,… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image