First job Quote by Irvine Welsh Download Open image “The first job of a writer is to be honest.” — Irvine Welsh ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare First job Honest Truth Writing
I didn't think being a writer was a fancy thing. It was a job like any other job, except apparently you could do it… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
I think a writer's first job is to entertain, even in novels: to tell a compelling story that pulls the reader along toward an… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
The first thing a writer needs to know is what kind of writer he/she is. — Andre Aciman Copy Share Image
The career of a writer is comparable to that of a woman of easy virtue. You write first for pleasure, later for the pleasure… — Marcel Achard Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I think the only way to do the kind of job a writer does is push everything aside… — Marc Guggenheim Copy Share Image
I just try to be honest, because I think that's part of my job description as a writer. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
As a writer, I think your first job is to find a subject that you think you and others will find inherently interesting. — Stuart Blumberg Copy Share Image
I don't see [ Trainspotting ] as an albatross, I see it more as a calling card. It's got me out to Hollywood, I've… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
He emphasised basic truths: you are not dying yet, you have to live your life until you are. Underpinning them was the belief that… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
“Without this kickstart to my day, I'd be lost. A day without a morning run is a day you fumble through, rather than one… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
“There's nae reasoning wi some cats. You say 'reason', they mew 'treason'. Ken?” — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
It's crazy for somebody who's kind of empowered and wealthy like myself to say, "Oh, I don't need to be patronized by the state,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
When you go away, you see where you come from in a different light. I see Scotland, and the rest of Britain, as much… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If it's something that I feel uncomfortable with, that's a reason for me to write it. I kind of like to make myself feel… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than a violent beating from an unremarkable person. Physical violence with someone is too much like shagging them. Too much id… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If I stop working and publishing, and TV, and film and all that, I would be dead within a couple of weeks. I don't… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I can see why the Russians love Robert Burns, I think that Russians and Koreans have a very similar outlook to Scots. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If you continue to transfer the wealth of the population of the planet to a very small amount of people, it becomes untenable at… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Most middle-class people I know don't really live like me. Middle-class people worry a lot about money. They worry a lot about job security,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Success doesn't have a downside for me. I'm busy, but I've always been busy whatever job I've had. My very first job working in… — Victoria Derbyshire Copy Share Image
My first job paid well for a young attorney. I was making over $50,000, which was more than either of my parents had ever… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
My first job was a film called 'Storm Damage' for the BBC. I was 16 and working with really respected British actors. I didn't… — Ashley Madekwe Copy Share Image
My first job was in a Bohemian polka band, the Rejcek family polka band in Abbott. The old man in the band had another… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I got my first job when I moved to Los Angeles. I worked at a coffee shop for five years and it was one… — Katie Leclerc Copy Share Image
My first job was at Alfreton Town and the chairman backed the club. He wanted to win so it made the job easier. I… — Chris Wilder Copy Share Image
“Redemption is not just about being saved *from* the consequences of sin, it is also about being saved *to* something- to resume the task… — Nancy Pearcey Copy Share Image
“To this day I believe a person’s ideal first job is the one that reveals the most about them. Knowing who I was helped… — A.G. Riddle Copy Share Image
My first job was at an amusement park in Virginia. It was the worst. I loved the park but once I'd worked there all… — Danny McBride Copy Share Image
They [Mc Donalds] take people and give them a first job, which enables them to get a second job. They do a very good… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
My real first job was delivering newspapers with I was 15. I would ride my bike around and chuck papers at people's houses. The… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image