I Begin Quotes

229 I Begin quotes by 197 unique authors

I have often argued that a poet more than thirty years old is simply an overgrown child. I begin to suspect that there may be… — H. L. Mencken
I used to think the Lord's Prayer was a short prayer; but as I live longer, and see more of life, I begin to believe… — Henry Ward Beecher
When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I'm wrong. — Kin Hubbard
But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to it. — George MacDonald
Furnished as all Europe now is with Academies of Science, with nice instruments and the spirit of experiment, the progress of human knowledge will be… — Benjamin Franklin
But usually I begin things through a drawing, so a lot of things are worked out in the drawing. But even then, I still allow… — Roy Lichtenstein
What is it about sameness that so draws me, and how could I begin to have that same kind of attraction to change? — Mary Anne Radmacher
Each time I undertake to paint a picture I have a sensation of leaping into space. I never know whether I shall fall on my… — Pablo Picasso
I tell you it's no joke to paint a portrait. I wonder that I am not more timid when I begin. I feel almost certain… — William Morris Hunt
My poems always begin with a metaphor, but my way into the metaphor may be a word, an image, even a sound. And I rarely… — Stephen Dobyns
The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what… — Tadao Ando
My soul is lost, my friend, tell me how do I begin again? My city's in ruins, my city's in ruins. — Bruce Springsteen
When I begin a story at my desk, the window to my back, the path is not there. As I start to walk, I make… — Paula Fox
I begin every novel with the vow that I will not write about technology, Catholicism, or Hell. As you know, I end up writing about… — Richard Dooling
I'm trying to let winning the world championships settle in right now before I begin training again shortly. During the skating season, we skate on… — Clara Hughes
Normally I begin writing a song with just with aim to express something, and sometimes I don't know what I want to express until a… — Lianne La Havas
I begin a book with imagery, more than I do with an idea or a character. Some kind of poetic image. — Rachel Kushner
Time spent researching varies from book to book. Some novels require months, even years of research, others very little. I try to do most of… — Jonathan Kellerman
I'm a filmmaker, but my working procedures are different. All my basic structuring is done during the filming. You know, how long I keep the… — Jonas Mekas
I am like a drop of water on a rock. After drip, drip, dripping in the same place, I begin to leave a mark, and… — Rigoberta Menchu

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