Technique Quotes

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Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs to… — David Morrell
Intellectual labor is a common technique for the avoidance of thinking. — Peter Straub
You just said you were sorry." ... "I was only apologizing," he said stiffly, "for startling you. The applause was to compliment you on the… — Meg Cabot
My investigative technique mostly consisted of going through the list of interested parties and making as much noise as possible, until the culprit lost his… — Ilona Andrews
I am here," Eric said. "And I am here." I was a little amused at Eric's phone answering technique. "Sookie, my little bullet-sucker," he said,… — Charlaine Harris
Great drama is great questions or it is nothing but technique. I could not imagine a theater worth my time that did not want to… — Arthur Miller
I think the greatest weakness in the church today is that almost no one believes that God invests His power in the Bible. Everyone is… — R C Sproul
Weâ€™re all pros already. 1) We show up every day 2) We show up no matter what 3) We stay on the job all day… — Steven Pressfield
To become really good at anything,you have to practice and repeat, practice and repeat, until the technique becomes intuitive — Paulo Coelho
Perhaps if we could popularise through the techniques of branding and consumerism, a different idea, a different narrative, perhaps the world can change. After all… — Russell Brand
The key element of social control is the strategy of distraction that is to divert public attention from important issues and changes decided by political… — Noam Chomsky
My technique is donâ€™t believe anything. If you believe in something, you are automatically precluded from believing its opposite. — Terence McKenna
I knew nothing about the technique of story writing, and now, after eighteen years of writing, I still know nothing about the technique, although with… — Edgar Rice Burroughs
Mirroring behavior. When a mark takes a drink from his water glass, so should you. When he smiles, so should you. Keep it subtle, rather… — Holly Black
King Drowden has given his men instructions to infiltrate the town, bribe townspeople for the secrets of their neighbors, steal the neighborsâ€™ hidden treasures. Much… — Kristin Cashore
I used to murder people for money, but these days itâ€™s more of a survival technique. — Jennifer Estep
Fiction and non-fiction are only different techniques of story telling. For reasons I do not fully understand, fiction dances out of me. Non-fiction is wrenched… — Arundhati Roy
What moves me about...what's called technique...is that it comes from some mysterious deep place. I mean it can have something to do with the paper… — Diane Arbus
Five," she said. Her lips and cheeks were flushed, but her gaze was steady. "Five?" Gabriel echoed blankly. "My rating," she said, and smiled at… — Cassandra Clare
If you want a confidence, act as if you already have it. Try the "as if" technique. — William James

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