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Why do we have a brain in the first place? Not to write books, articles, or plays; not to do science or play music. Brains… — Antonio Damasio
At some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, endeavor to discover what makes humanity the most… — Paul Johnson
What is important to me is that when I write something, people listen to me. I provide my wisdom to people, whether they agree or… — Nouriel Roubini
I write with humour about sadness, to introduce an element of sweet to the sour, a bit like Turkish food. — Elif Safak
If you write your own tools, you can sort of see new things, design new things. — Saul Griffith
I never write anything without humor, just because I like humor, but at the same time, it is a way for anything fantastical to become… — Joss Whedon
Sometimes I wish I was poetic and subtle. I write very bold and blunt and tell it like it is. — Pink
Poetry is the hardest thing that there is. It fascinates me, so I want to write more of it. — Steve Earle
You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it at the end… — Trent Reznor
Any time I sit down and write music, the first part of that is always centering myself and thinking about who I currently am. — Trent Reznor
Everybody makes money for a living, but most of us actually do something that has a point, in addition to just making money. We examine… — Barry Schwartz
Write from your heart, and God will take care of the rest. — Terry McMillan
I just believe that young people need to be able to learn how to write in their own voice. Just like a musician, you pride… — Terry McMillan
It is impossible to know what fate will bring. If you love to write or paint, you will keep on writing or painting, and things… — Maira Kalman
I write almost every single part of my songs, even the actual drum parts sometimes, whether they be simple or layered with many different instruments. — Kaki King
As a woman, I know that if I write about another woman, it will be perceived as a catfight. — Maureen Dowd
It takes a lot of adrenaline and fear to make me actually write. — Maureen Dowd
Sometimes you have a poem that you really want to write and it never happens. — C. K. Williams
When you begin to write poems because you love language, because you love poetry. Something happens that makes you write poems. And the writing of… — C. K. Williams
I try to write 1,000 words a day - about three pages. When I reach 1,000 words I feel good. Less than that: a failure.… — Tracy Chevalier

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