Introduction Quotes

274 quotes by 183 authors

• With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by… — Bertrand Russell
• At the age of 12 I won the school prize for Best English Essay. The prize was a copy of Somerset Maugham's 'Introduction To Modern… — Wilbur Smith
• Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting. — Miles Teller
• Every new medium has, within a short time of its introduction, been condemned as a threat to young people. Pulp novels would destroy their morals,… — Hanna Rosin
• Introduction To Poetry I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide or press an ear… — Billy Collins
• I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth: the… — Orson Scott Card
• As a reader I loathe introductions...Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity. — Harper Lee
• It could be a meeting on the street, or a party or a lecture, or just a simple, banal introduction, then suddenly there is a… — John O'Donohue
• I assume I don't need an introduction. — Anne Rice
• Payton grinned. “You must be Chase.” As she extended her hand in introduction, she took the opportunity to give him a more thorough once-over. He… — Julie James
• When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't help us as much as… — A A Milne
• nobody ever wrote to me saying"you know ender's game was a pretty good book, but you know what it really needs a n introduction!".....so be… — Orson Scott Card
• I skip the introduction. If the book goes in the trash, I want it to go because of my thoughts on it, not because of… — James Frey
• He looked at my lips. I suddenly found myself wanting to lick his. 'Yes,' he replied, his eyes going molten. My breath caught in my… — Katie MacAlister
• My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know. — Arthur Conan Doyle
• It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success,… — Niccolo Machiavelli
• You'll need to do a better job, Annabelle. No more dates like the first one tonight." "Agreed. And no more making me sit through your… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
• You may admire a girl's curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles. — Mae West
• So perhaps the best thing to do is to stop writing Introductions and get on with the book. — A A Milne
• The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alivewith chatter and laughter, and casual… — F. Scott Fitzgerald

Who Wrote These Introduction Quotes

183 authors contributed a total of 274 Introduction Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 77 Introduction Quotes by Frederick Lenz
• 4 Introduction Quotes by Mak_786
• 3 Introduction Quotes by Mark Twain
• 2 Introduction Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
• 2 Introduction Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
• 2 Introduction Quotes by Plato
• 2 Introduction Quotes by Orson Scott Card
• 2 Introduction Quotes by A A Milne
• 2 Introduction Quotes by Arthur Machen
• 2 Introduction Quotes by Camille Paglia
• 2 Introduction Quotes by Peter Sotos
• 2 Introduction Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
• 2 Introduction Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli
• 1 Introduction Quote by Jeff Cohen
• 1 Introduction Quote by Carleton S. Coon
• 1 Introduction Quote by Elliot Grove
• 1 Introduction Quote by George Henry Lewes
• 1 Introduction Quote by Stephen Wolfram
• 1 Introduction Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• 1 Introduction Quote by Peter Singer
• 1 Introduction Quote by Edsger Dijkstra
• 1 Introduction Quote by Joseph A. Schumpeter
• 1 Introduction Quote by Walter Lippmann
• 1 Introduction Quote by Henry Sweet
• 1 Introduction Quote by Jeaniene Frost