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Usually it takes a bottle of Bacardi and a gallon of Coke to get John out of his seat. — Eamon Dunphy
If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand. — Confucius
Style is less the man than the way a man takes himself. — Robert Frost
Start early and work hard. A writer's apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he's almost ready to begin. That… — David Eddings
After finishing the first draft, I work for as long as it takes (for two or three weeks, most often) to rework that first draft… — Kent Haruf
It takes a lot of bad writing to get to a little good writing. — Truman Capote
It takes most of us a long time to learn our craft. So keep at it. Don't give up. — Jacqueline Briskin
You've got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly, the little experiences that you might… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they hope to become writers. You pay your dues - which takes years. — Alex Haley
I have always felt that the first duty of a writer was to ascend - to make flights, carrying others along if you can manage… — Elwyn Brooks White
An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts. — Juvenal
It takes me six months to do a story. I think it out and write it sentence by sentence - no first draft. I can't… — Dorothy Parker
The truth is that the scientific value of Polar exploration is greatly exaggerated. The thing that takes men on such hazardous trips is really not… — H. L. Mencken
This is a wonderful time to be living here on earth. Our opportunities are limitless. While there are some things wrong in the world today,… — Thomas S. Monson
The choice of euthanasia becomes more serious when it takes the form of a murder committed by others on a person who has in no… — Pope John Paul II
A cowboy never takes unfair advantage - even of an enemy. — Gene Autry
A photograph is neither taken or seized by force. It offers itself up. It is the photo that takes you. One must not take photos. — Henri Cartier-Bresson
Think highly of yourself because the world takes you at your own estimate. — Kurt Hahn
What I feel is that the picture-taking process, anyway a greater part of it, is an intuitive thing. You can't go out and logically plan… — Wynn Bullock
...everything around us, dead or alive, in the eyes of a crazy photographer mysteriously takes on many variations, so that a seemingly dead object comes… — Josef Sudek
We emphasized the creativeness that happens at the moment of seeing over the kind that takes place in the dark room. — Minor White
... If we consider the difference between William Henry Jackson packing in his camera by mule, and the person stepping for a moment from his… — Robert Adams
It's winner takes all, but a draw will do. — Unknown Author
Anyone who takes drugs should be hammered. — Andy Gray
The personality and style of a photographer usually limits the type of subject with which he deals best. For example Cartier-Bresson is very interested in… — Alexey Brodovitch

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