Influential Quote by James Cook Download Open image “What is written is more influential than what is said.” — James Cook ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Influential Said Writing Written
“We have our responsibilities as readers and even our importance. The standards we raise and the judgments we pass steal in the air and… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
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Many an author will speak of writing, in his best work, more than he actually knows. — Nancy Hale Copy Share Image
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The things that are said in literature are always the same. What is important is the way they are said. — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
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“If a writer is any good, what he makes will have its source in a realm much larger than that which his conscious mind… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
“The written word is weak. Many people prefer life to it. Life gets your blood going, and it smells good. Writing is mere writing,… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
“Writers understand the world better, but they lack the strength to change it. Perhaps that is so because they understand their limitations more than… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“I know that fewer people are won over by the written word than by the spoken word and that every great movement on this… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
I've learned over the years that the writing is smarter and far larger than the writer and his or her own desires for it. — Andre Dubus Copy Share Image
The one thing that flies in the face of all human history and experience, is that the government can do a superior job than… — James Cook Copy Share Image
Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Why is it so hard to see that when America had high savings, low taxes and minimal government, the economy grew like a week,… — James Cook Copy Share Image
The longer people receive economic assistance, the worse their social condition and behavior. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Liberals have one solution for every economic issue; eat the seed corn. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Those who live off of the donations of capitalism are often its greatest critics. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Let one state in the U.S. be free of government and overnight you would have an economic powerhouse. — James Cook Copy Share Image
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You need to fight cases in the courts, but you certainly cannot rely on the courts, you need to testify in Congress and lobby… — David D. Cole Copy Share Image
We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The media was completely influential in the rise and fall of Bonnie and Clyde. — Holliday Grainger Copy Share Image
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The companies that are the most influential and most successful are the ones that care about impact and the influence they have on the… — Paul Buchheit Copy Share Image
In the past some of the most influential Jewish, Christian and Muslim theologians, such as Maimonides, Aquinas and Ibn Sina, made it clear that… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
The new album is a childhood dream come true. Got to sing with Ronnie Spector, got to cover a bunch of songs that were… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If... many influential people have failed to understand, or have just forgotten, what we were up against in the Cold War and how we… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It used to be, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be part of… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I started playing the violin at age 3, and I was very fortunate because there were people who heard me who were influential in… — Phil Ramone Copy Share Image