Writing Quotes

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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. — Otto von Bismarck
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth. — Otto von Bismarck
The main thing is to make history, not to write it. — Otto von Bismarck
Every Republican's voted for it. Look at what they value and look at their budget and what they're proposing. Romney wants to let the -… — Joe Biden
For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live. — Theodor Adorno
Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which… — Buffalo Bill
There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together. — Josh Billings
Never in our country's history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact, as… — Jo Bonner
As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels. — Bjork
Sometimes when I write lyrics there are images in them, usually on a quite simplistic level, like colors. But most often music comes first and… — Bjork
Stand-up is the only thing in which you actually write it, act it and direct it simultaneously, so it's actually a great theater exercise. — Lewis Black
Anybody who likes writing a book is an idiot. Because it's impossible; it's like having a homework assignment every stinking day until it's done. And… — Lewis Black
Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow. — William Blake
The best books come from someplace inside. You don't write because you want to, but because you have to. — Judy Blume
In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don't need to… — James Blunt
My movies are unadorned, they're not particularly fancy, I think they're kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and the acting. — Ben Affleck
A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again. — W. E. B. Du Bois
Doctoral training is devoted almost entirely to learning to do research, even though most Ph.Ds who enter academic life spend far more time teaching than… — Derek Bok
A lot of people have said to me, 'That's a great idea, running for president. You'll get booked for more speeches. You can write a… — John Bolton
Ability is nothing without opportunity. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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