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american-author good graceful pleased writers-and-writing
The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway. Jack Vance
american-author films services sort stick
Typically in horror films the character just services the plot, and you really are just going from 'point a' to 'point b,' just so that you can end up at 'point c.' They are just sort of stick characters. That's just not interesting to me. Kevin Williamson
american-author certainly changed exterior growing safe
The exterior circumstances have certainly changed for many children. The world is not the safe place it was when I was growing up. Beverly Cleary
american-author empowered men women
Men are motivated and empowered when they feel needed. Women are motivated and empowered when they feel cherished. John Gray
american-author creating ethanol five four gasoline might percent within
Within four or five years the US might be getting 10 percent of its gasoline from ethanol - that would be like creating a new Indonesia. Daniel Yergin
american-author fine house planet tolerable
What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? Henry David Thoreau
american-author best life love man woman
Love of man for woman - love of woman for man. That's the nature, the meaning, the best of life itself. Zane Grey
american-author follow sentences stick words
So I try to stick with the structure, make the sentences work, and not to follow one sentence of 114 words with another of the same length. Robert Sheckley
american-author devoted family knowledge members odd women
So I didn't think it was odd for women to have technological knowledge and yet be mothers, and very devoted family members and have friends. Elizabeth Moon
formed parish people priest serve
As a parish priest you're formed much by the people you serve and live with. David Reed
form patience people
Back in the day, people used to have more patience for the long form and for storytelling, Richard Lewis
form lively mass oh public wrongs
Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears; O life, no life, but lively form of death; Oh world, no world, but mass of public wrongs Thomas Kyd
formal proposal rather risk veto withdraw
The thought was that it was better to withdraw the proposal rather than risk a formal veto at this stage, Paul Richards
formula heard relentless special superior
You've heard our formula many times. You ... need superior special units, relentless defense, mistake-free and opportunistic offense. Jim Tressel
formed german-physicist ground newly possible
During conversion, the newly formed nucleus is not always immediately in the ground state, but is at times in one of the possible activated states. Walther Bothe
forms imposed label oftentimes promoting protection simple
While these forms of protection have often been imposed under the label of promoting so-called 'fair trade,' oftentimes they are just simple guises for inhibiting competition. Alan Greenspan
former people yoga
We've had people who were yoga instructors. ... We have a former marine, and we have everything in between, Seth Godin
format general outlook phases practical relay route torch
We are still in the preliminary phases of the general outlook of the torch relay but the route is not yet defined. The practical circumstances of the torch relay and the whole format is still under discussion. Jacques Rogge
modern tweak
We wanted to do modern Japanese. We wanted to tweak things, to play with ingredients. Mike Dargani
modernity referendum versus
It is a referendum on nationalism versus internationalism, on modernity versus tradition.
modern music-is
My music is not modern, it is merely badly played Arnold Schoenberg
modern deformity behave
Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity. Frank Zappa
modern
Modern life requires us to be more and more flexible in our attire. Giorgio Armani
modern goodness convenience
Thank goodness modern convenience is a thing of the remote future. Walt Kelly
modern work
If we become ill, modern medicine can work healing miracles. Joseph B. Wirthlin
modern train
If we want to keep soldiers, we need to train them on modern equipment.
modern
In just over 100 years, the 'Southern Continent' has sprouted into a modern country.
rule
I've always had this rule of thumb: If you have fun making it, then someone will have fun watching it. Antony Starr
rules
I want an end to this thing. But where are we? Do we know what the rules are going to be? Patrick Leahy
rules
The rules have changed, ... The old thing of 'getting in line,' that's gone. Peter Ueberroth
rules
Even the rules that are in place are not being followed. John Tory
rule wind
give everyone a sense of equilibrium and ... of where the rule is going to wind up.
rule
She said the first rule is to be myself. Rachael Ray
rule
I say it's the law. Write the rule and let it go forward, Conrad Burns
rule
Many follow a rule of thumb - no more than 5% in one stock. But that's not the entrepreneurial road to riches. Kenneth Fisher
rule shower
That was two too many. The first rule was you must shower every day.