Initial Quotes

266 quotes by 249 authors

There's nothing as perfect as the initial idea. And the only reason I write and direct is to protect the writing, because that's what's most… — Ricky Gervais
For me an unfavorable initial reaction happens fairly often. For some reason the more time that elapses after the film opens, the more favorable the… — Alain Resnais
In this initial illimitableness of possibilities that characterizes one who has no nature there stands out only one fixed, pre-established, and given line by which… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the active and initial force, and… — Henry George
When a movie is about to come out on its initial debut, there are a lot of people involved - the financiers, the studio and… — Francis Ford Coppola
Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath. — Emily Dickinson
The delusion of entertainment is devoid of meaning. It may amuse us for a bit, but after the initial hit we are left with the… — Arthur Erickson
I do not feel certain until I have confronted my initial solution with other solutions - although in fact the first solution often proves to… — Arne Jacobsen
I really wanted it to be organic and coming from my heart. So, I think maybe the initial thought of wanting to go in that… — Joan Jett
If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of… — Henri Poincare
My job ranges from creating the initial overall theme of the season, to developing fabrics and sketching to sampling and fitting. — Nicole Richie
In my first start-up, I had an initial advertising budget of $5 per day total. That would buy us 100 clicks per day. At $5… — Eric Ries
I have to say that after some initial resistance, I'm now a complete 'Game of Thrones' addict. — Salman Rushdie
All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story. — Nicholas Sparks
If you live through the initial stage of fame and get past it, and remember thats not who you are. If you live past that,… — Patrick Swayze
Before World War II, Modernist architects sometimes had to resort to custom fabrication or outright fakery to achieve the machine imagery advocated by the Bauhaus… — Martin Filler
This is what I mean when I say I would like to swim against the stream of time: I would like to erase the consequences… — Italo Calvino
You got a job?" "Ignatius hasta help me at home," Mrs. Reilly said. Her initial courage was failing a little, and she began to twist… — John Kennedy Toole
On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
That initial anger she had felt turned to sadness, and now it had become something else, almost a dullness of sorts. Even though she was… — Nicholas Sparks

Who Wrote These Initial Quotes

249 authors contributed a total of 266 Initial Quotes, led by these top contributors: