Biographies Quotes

333 Biographies quotes by 255 unique authors

I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets… — Jack W. Szostak
In the late 1990s, I left the teaching field to write biographies and histories for young adults. — Charles J. Shields
My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies. — Bill Paxton
Biographers use historians more than historians use biographers, although there can be two-way traffic - e.g., the ever-growing production of biographies of women is helping… — Claire Tomalin
Why do we read biography? Why do we choose to write it? Because we are human beings, programmed to be curious about other human beings,… — Claire Tomalin
I have very positive memories of reading biographies of unusual Americans as a child. — Chris Van Allsburg
That was par for the course but I also found that commissions were being canceled and in fact I considered this directly libelous - I… — Anthony Holden
There are biographies, I looked at a lot of photographs of him, I heard his voice over and over and over again. You get in… — David Strathairn
I like a good fun chick-lit book as much as I like historical fiction, mysteries, or biographies, I like to be well-rounded! — Erin Duffy
I spend a great deal of time on research, on finding all the available accounts of a scene or incident, finding out all the background… — Hilary Mantel
I used to devour biographies of people like Natalie Wood and Marilyn. — Emma Forrest
The best biographies leave their readers with a sense of having all but entered into a second life and of having come to know another… — Unknown Author
He read biographies of great men from their ideal values can not become great; — Mak_786

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