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Green Eggs and Ham was the story of my life. I wouldn't eat a thing when I was a kid, but Dr. Seuss inspired me… — Jim Carrey
My suggestion to newspapers everywhere is to give the public a reason to read them again. So here's an idea: get on a big story… — Graydon Carter
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. — Raymond Chandler
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I've always hated narrative songs. I hate those songs where, basically, it's an unfolding of a story. — Nick Cave
Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. — Lord Chesterfield
I have the 'thing' worked out - the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story… — Lee Child
Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion. — Deepak Chopra
Muhammad is more human, more self-doubting, even self-tortured at times. His story is full of adventure, intrigue, betrayal. — Deepak Chopra
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story. — Agatha Christie
I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they… — Amy Chua
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to be a combination of a… — Ted Allen
If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle. — Hillary Clinton
I like historical fiction. I fell in love with New Orleans the first time I visited it. And I wanted to place a story in… — Isabel Allende
I was a lousy journalist. I could never be objective. Sometimes I invented the whole story. — Isabel Allende
I've been a story-teller all my life but I realized it only recently. — Isabel Allende
I have travelled all over the world and one thing that amazes me is that I can communicate with people. My story may be different… — Isabel Allende
I try to let go of the intellect and just tell the story. I only read the page I have in front of me on… — Isabel Allende
I really haven't had that exciting of a life. There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting… — Kurt Cobain
For a song cycle to work, you have to feel these things when you hear them and you either have an emotional reaction to it… — Tori Amos
Writers always say, 'I always knew I wanted to be a writer; when I was a three-month-old foetus a pen formed in my hand and… — Harlan Coben
I think decor says a lot about someone's social position, their taste, their sensibility, their work - and also about the aesthetic way I have… — Pedro Almodovar
I don't mind a dirty girl. But what I find tragic is when we, as women, become not the subject of our own story but… — Tori Amos
There's no story if there isn't some conflict. The memorable things are usually not how pulled together everybody is. I think everybody feels lonely and… — Wes Anderson
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. — Maya Angelou

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