Pen Quotes

753 quotes by 581 authors

The right to discuss freely and openly, by speech, by the pen, by the press, all political questions, and to examine the animadvert upon all… — William C. Bryant
The unhappy man, who once has trail'd a pen, Lives not to please himself, but other men; Is always drudging, wastes his life and blood,… — John Dryden
We exist to exhibit God, to display his glory. We serve as canvases for his brush stroke, papers for his pen, soil for his seeds,… — Max Lucado
A man who keeps a diary pays, Due toll to many tedious days; But life becomes eventfulÂ—then, His busy hand forgets the pen. Most books,… — William Allingham
And down the dunes a thousand guns lie crouched,Unseen, beside the flood -Like tigers in some Orient jungle crouchedThat wait and watch for blood.Meanwhile, through… — Henry Timrod
I was drawing professionally by the time I was 12. I used to do very detailed sort of photorealistic pen-and-ink work, and I burned out… — Dan Povenmire
It has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in… — Edward Gibbon
The youngest children have a great capacity for empathy and altruism. There's a recent study that shows even 14-month-olds will climb across a bunch of… — Alison Gopnik
My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens… — Graham Greene
I always do book signings with the same blue pen. That way, if I add a personalised message to a book I've already signed, it'll… — John Grisham
People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a… — Walt Disney
I am a man-pen. I feel through the pen, because of the pen. — Gustave Flaubert
I bought a seven-dollar pen because I always lose pens and I got sick of not caring. — Mitch Hedberg
Do you think I am standing here, making this up as I go? I am sorry to disillusion you. I am not Robin Williams. I… — Mitch Hedberg
There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. — Mother Jones
When I'm sitting at the desk not being able to write line one, it's silence and despair! It's not so easy to put the pen… — Erica Jong
No pen, no ink, no table, no room, no time, no quiet, no inclination. — James Joyce
By the time I got to record my first album, I was 26, I didn't need pen or paper - my memory had been trained… — Jay-Z

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