Great Story Quotes

72 Great Story quotes by 65 unique authors

Every great story seems to begin with a snake. — Nicolas Cage
If the great story of the last century was the conflict among various political ideologies-communism, fascism and democracy-then the great narrative of this century will… — Cynthia Tucker
The key to a great story is not who, or what, or when, but why. — Jonathan Pryce
If you make people laugh or cry about little black marks on sheets of white paper, what is that but a practical joke? All the… — Kurt Vonnegut
Most new writers think it's easy to write for children, but it's not. You have to get in a beginning, middle and end, tell a… — Andrea Brown
Stories? We all spend our lives telling them, about this, about that, about people … But some? Some stories are so good we wish they’d… — Dustin Hoffman
I like being in movies that have a great story. I'm not so interested in being a Hollywood star. It's a job, you know. When… — Kristen Stewart
To find a good story, you're generally going to find it in independent or lower budget movies... I wouldn't mind doing a big budget movie… — Viggo Mortensen
It would have been a great story if Brooks had went out there and scored 21 points, ... That would have been great theater. But… — Herman Edwards
Recreation in the open is of the finest grade. The moral benefits are all positive. The individual with any soul cannot live long in the… — Arthur Carhart
The good were worthy of note because they battled and that battle was a great story, whereas the evil were evil because of moral laziness,… — Alexander McCall Smith
Basically the children who watch it just see the little characters they love, and so they're not discerning about whether it looks great or it's… — Don Bluth
Those who remember only that the Roosevelts served hot dogs to the royals will be fascinated by this well-researched account of an historic and ennobling… — James MacGregor Burns
I have a great story to tell and I tell it well. No holds barred. — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
We are our choices. Build yourself a great story. — Jeff Bezos
People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. — Donald Miller
Look at the very people who are involved in this. They have popped up in other settings. The great story here for anybody willing to… — Hillary Clinton
It's a great story. It's available for anyone else who wants to try it. We're not brilliant. We're not unbelievable. We're just two people who… — Jerry Moss
The best scary movies have great humor in them and a great story. — Stephen Sommers
Way back in 1989, I got lucky with my first published story when it was selected for the Journey Prize anthology. Then I got lucky… — David Bergen
If someone writes a great story, people praise the author, not the pen. People don't say, 'Oh what an incredible pen...where can I get a… — Keith Green
Whether we like it or not, life has a lot of drama and pain. But God is writing a great story. Are we going to… — Beth Moore
Beauty is transcendent. It is our most immediate experience of the eternal. Think of what it's like to behold a gorgeous sunset or the ocean… — Stasi Eldredge
I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that a… — Dorothea Benton Frank
People love gossip because it's slightly removed from actuality. It's a very literary thing... You can hear a great story, and it turns out that… — Lorrie Moore

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