Dealing with people Quote by Colin Firth

I had noticed that many of these successful people, historical and contemporary, shared certain common traits. They had a way of thinking that was…

— Robert Greene

Most people's historical perspective begins with the day of their birth.

— Rush Limbaugh

History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt.

— Guy Vanderhaeghe

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as…

— Edith Hamilton

The public takes from a writer, or a writing, what it needs and lets the remainder go. but what they take is usually what…

— Charles Bukowski

“The skill of writing needs much patience, practicing, and time. There is no good writing from a quick effort, or a confused writer.”

— Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi

The things that make you a functional citizen in society - manners, discretion, cordiality - don't necessarily make you a good writer. Writing needs…

— Natalie Goldberg

Something about writing needs a sort of distance not to be involved as a writer - just something that makes it easier to write.…

— Lena Andersson

Writing needs to be practiced; there is a limit to how much can be gleaned from a teacher or a manual. The true essence…

— Jasper Fforde

As far as being a coach, it's always fascinated me. It's a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because you're dealing…

— Steve Prefontaine

“Ron Carlson says, 'The most undervalued craft device that fiction writers need is empathy. You need to be able to actually imagine what your…

— Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

You're dealing with people who are suiciding slowly. You've got to get to the bottom of what is psychologically motivating them to self-destruct.

— Jillian Michaels