Getting Quotes

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A young musician plays scales in his room and only bores his family. A beginning writer, on the other hand, sometimes has the misfortune of… — Marguerite Yourcenar
Yesterday when we were getting high, you were invited. You woulda liked it. — Drake
[Writing] is edit, edit, edit. It's almost like getting a boat ready to go to sea. You've still got a countless number of things left… — Jimmy Buffett
On the whole, dialogue is the most difficult thing, without any doubt. It's very difficult, unfortunately. You have to detach yourself from the notion of… — John Fowles
Write as often as possible, not with the idea at once of getting into print, but as if you were learning an instrument. — J. B. Priestley
You can only write, 'Somebody wants something, something else is in their way of getting it.' — Aaron Sorkin
I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty much negated by the pain of getting started each day.… — William Styron
Although I usually think I know what I'm going to be writing about, what I'm going to say, most of the time it doesn't happen… — Lewis Thomas
Right now-whether you're in writing courses getting "paid" in credit for writing, or burdened and distracted by earning a living and changing diapers-figure out how… — Janet Burroway
I don't want you to write about what you know, because you don't know anything. I don't want to hear about your boyfriend or your… — Toni Morrison
Photography started as a means of getting reference material for my paintings of nature subjects. — Nigel Dennis
People think because it's photography it's not worth as much, and because it's a woman artist, you're still not getting as much - there's still… — Cindy Sherman
It's really a great asset to be willing to fail and blow it, so to speak, and to be okay with just making stuff, sharing… — Chase Jarvis
I can do everything skinny girls can do, trust me. I honestly think Hollywood is getting real. They're saying, 'Hey this is what a lot… — Nikki Blonsky
When we have fights in our family, they don't end with an apology. You make up by getting back to normal. Like you'll call and… — Kourtney Kardashian
But the thing that was great about Capablanca was that he really spoke his mind, he said what he believed was true, he said what… — Bobby Fischer
Some people are afraid of change and [feel] that getting older is a bad thing, but I really love maturing and gaining wisdom, and the… — Christina Aguilera
If you can get through the first round you have a good chance of getting into the next one. — Nigel Worthington
The same is true of Love, and the instinctive desire to please those whom we love. The teacher who succeeds in getting herself loved by… — William James
I knew where I wanted to go, what kind of player I wanted to become and I focused on getting there. — Michael Jordan

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