Was there ever yet anything written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I was a songwriter and I've written some good songs, but there are lots of greater songs that I know I have… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
A person writing at night may put out the lamp, but the words he has written will remain. It is the same… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Diversity has been written into the DNA of American life; any institution that lacks a rainbow array has come to seem diminished,… — Joe Klein Copy Share Image
There aren't that many people who have written seven-book series, taken them 17 years. Actually finishing was (the) most remarkable feeling I've… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Broken Horses is an artistic triumph. Beautifully written, acted and imaged, this film wraps slowly around you like a king snake and… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
“The moon people do not eat by swallowing food but by smelling it. Their money is poetry - actual poems, written out… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
Everything you need to know about a customer has been written by them or about them. And it lives on the Internet.… — Jeffrey Gitomer Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to be a poet on Twitter; I'm trying to be aware of the fact that a very simple sentence,… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
I began researching and writing what I intended as a book-length essay entitled Fascination and Liberation, exploring the question of whether there… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
Some writers, of course, simply write, as they feel they are driven to do, by outer/inner inspirations. If, after the work is… — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
All the plays that have ever been written, from ancient Greece to the present day, have never really been anything but thrillers...… — Eugene Ionesco Copy Share Image
Anyone who sets foot into the 'Watchmen' universe and isn't just a little nervous should be given a few days of electroshock… — J. Michael Straczynski Copy Share Image
The Bible is really not a religious book but a divine manual written by the manufacturer of humanity by which the product… — Myles Munroe Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an artist after all, and my teachers told me these were the best authors the 20th century had… — Simon Rich Copy Share Image
The law no passion can disturb. 'Tis void of desire and fear, lust and anger. 'Tis mens sine affectu, written reason, retaining… — John Adams Copy Share Image
After you've written a story, the thing to do is sell it. Sounds simple, and it is, if one will follow certain… — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
Well, I Am... I Said was a very difficult song, very difficult because I really had to spend a lot of time… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
The New York Times Bestseller 'The Amateur,' written by Ed Klein, former editor of the 'New York Times Magazine,' is one of… — Fran Tarkenton Copy Share Image
There is no doubt in my mind when history was written, the final page will say: Victory was achieved by the United… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
It amazes me that filmmakers will still film, and audiences will still watch, relationships so bankrupt of human feeling that the characters… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
There are some songs that don't belong to The Animals that I refuse to give in to and not do. I enjoy… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
I stopped writing at the age of 18. I had written incessantly before that. I read, of course, because I was in… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
You appear in the Novelletten in every possible circumstance, in every irresistible form... They could only be written by one who knows… — Clara Schumann Copy Share Image
Never stop writing because you have run out of ideas. Fill the lacunae of inspiration by tidily copying out what is already… — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
Clear, written goals have a wonderful effect on your thinking. They motivate you and galvanize you into action. They stimulate your creativity,… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
We are approaching a time when Christians, especially, may have to declare the social contract between Enlightenment rationalists and Biblical believers -… — Cal Thomas Copy Share Image
Running is very rhythmic, and I have written a lot of lyrics while out running. It's a very musical exercise, and sometimes… — Sarah McLachlan Copy Share Image
I have people constantly come up to me telling me that I have written their life. When I wrote the story I… — Blackie Copy Share Image
I'm definitely not an outsider artist. I'm very much an insider artist. I get written about in art magazines, and I'm not,… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
While we do have 50 years of terrific Avengers stories, many of which our writing staff has written, along the way, this… — Jeph Loeb Copy Share Image
Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory. If it's written down, you can look it up. Just be damn sure… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
How many chapters have been written about love verses - and how many more might be written! - might, would, could, should,… — Samuel Lover Copy Share Image
I plan someday to do a one-man show based solely on the e-mails of Bellamy Young. And people will think I've written… — Joshua Malina Copy Share Image
You don't want to dwell on your enemies, you know. I basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and… — Patrick Wang Copy Share Image
I really, really like writing songs. Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every… — Debbie Harry Copy Share Image
What I learned from doing The Graduate was it doesnt matter what the medium is... as long as the material is inspiring… — Alicia Silverstone Copy Share Image
I've written short stories from male perspectives before, and I've never had a problem with it as long as I've understood the… — Sara Shepard Copy Share Image
Good teachers deserve apples; great teachers deserve chocolate. A favorite quotation, written in calligraphy on his office door. — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
