Topic Quotes

269 quotes by 241 authors

I feel like if you read something, and it makes you so curious about a topic that you then go read something else, that's exciting. — Curtis Sittenfeld
One of the problems, hanging out with me, is that I can turn any topic into a toxic horror story. I've lost two girlfriends and… — Neal Stephenson
When academics claim a topic is obsolete, they mean merely they are tired of flogging it with their cliches. — Kenny Smith
There has been failure, particularly with the effort to protect our coast and our marsh. And that was the biggest topic of discussion in a… — Bobby Jindal
The golden rule of writing is to write what you care about. If you care about your topic, you'll do your best writing, and then… — Jerry Spinelli
The two biggest hits (by Machito)... were about that enduring Cuban song topic-food: 'Sopa de pichn' [pigeon soup] and 'Paella'. If you think that all… — Ned Sublette
Besides Germany, the only countries that don't have speed limits are places like Nepal, where road conditions are so bad that a limit would be… — Sigmar Gabriel
On the Continent there is one topic which should be avoided-the weather; in England, if you do not repeat the phrase "Lovely day, isn't it?"… — George Mikes
If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water… — Natalie Goldberg
But it seemed to me that as soon as you have computer storage you could put every point you wanted in - make the ones… — Ted Nelson
I'd like to do a film in Canada, but it's too difficult. National Film Board funding takes too long, and there's too much paperwork; by… — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff. — Mary Roach
If you write chick lit, and if you're a New Yorker, and if your book becomes the topic of pop-culture fascination, the paper might make… — Jennifer Weiner
A cardinal rule of writing is never interrupt yourself to explain something. If you must bring up an obscure topic, drop informative hints about it… — Florence King
I first came up with the idea for the colour-chart pictures back in 1966, and my preoccupation with the topic culminated in 1974 with a… — Gerhard Richter
I worked on 'USA Today' as a topic for while. I tried to do something on hand chairs, chairs that look like hands. I really… — Jim Gaffigan
If the scholar feels that he must know everything about any topic, he is in trouble - and will not publish with a clear conscience. — Kenneth Lee Pike
It makes sense that whatever the topic is, it's more compelling if you can provide the audience with a range of perspectives, and you can… — Bernice Johnson Reagon
Most people come out of their Ph.D. experience trying to prove themselves, trying to get ahead, trying to get published. You're scared everybody else is… — Bernice Johnson Reagon
Interestingly, human irrationality is a hot topic in economics at the moment. Behavioural economics it's called, on the cusp of economics and psychology. — Evan Davis

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