I Start Quotes

628 quotes by 509 authors

I have learned that what I have not drawn I have never really seen, and that when I start drawing an ordinary thing, I realize… — Frederick Franck
Then very slowly I go to slightly lighter colors until little by little, the forms begin to take shape and I start to see what… — Unknown Author
I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start… — Gracie Allen
My plans are perfect, and when I start to carry them out, may God have mercy on Bobby Lee, for I shall have none. — Joseph Hooker
I've known several cases of writers who decide to write about something and they research the hell out of it and when they're ready to… — E L Doctorow
I know very dimly when I start what's going to happen. I just have a very general idea, and then the thing develops as I… — Aldous Huxley
I start with no preconceived idea - discovery excites me to focus - then rediscovery through the lens - final form of presentation seen on… — Edward Weston
Have I a secret about playing the piano? It's a very simple one. I sit down on the piano stool and make myself comfortable -… — Artur Schnabel
The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse. — Issey Miyake
I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line… — Mose Allison
All I know is when I start getting serious about songwriting... it's like a playground. All responsibilities slip away and you're with your essence. There… — Laura Nyro
In the early days, Porter Wagoner would not exactly scold me, but he's say, 'You're writing too many damn verses. You're makin' these songs too… — Dolly Parton
What I have in mind when I start to write could fit inside an acorn-an acorn, moreover, that rarely if ever grows into an oak.… — Philip Roth
I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook,… — John Legend
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle around on the… — Iron & Wine
It's like a puzzle or a painting or music. When I ski, it's like a song. I can hear the rhythm in my head, and… — Mikaela Shiffrin
Zachary Jernigan can't write a bad story. He couldn't even if he tried. Each and every time I start one of his inventive, carefully crafted,… — David Anthony Durham
No escaping when I start, once I'm in I own your heart — Adam Lambert
There's a scene [in the 1990 film Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael] in my bedroom where I start eating Almond Roca. I was so young. It… — Winona Ryder
I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read about three sentences. I have to close it. I am… — Patty Duke

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