Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ann Thompson

We even had discussions on chapters that didn't take place, like 'Lake Activities,' ... We combined that into entertainment.

Bob Graham

I have had a full and joyful and I hope productive life, and I intend to have other chapters that will meet those same standards,

Carol Shields

There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud.

Scott Westerfeld

When I finish a first draft, I often look back at first chapters I wrote and laugh at them. They're like pictures of yourself in middle school. You're embarrassed to see them.

Terence Winter

Critics who do the weekly recap, I find that kind of absurd. That's like reviewing chapters in a novel.

Cheryl Voyna

Some Jaycee chapters are heavily involved in all the regional and national events the parent organization hosts. Others never send anyone. No one dictates that you have to do it. But the opportunity is there for some wonderful experiences.

Louisa Willcox

It is a tremendous success story, but the last chapters aren't yet written.

Ron Thomas

It is a positive voice in the U.S. and a positive force in the African-American community. And anything we can do to strengthen the local chapters also strengthens the organization nationwide.

Jacques Chirac

Never forget the victims of the darkest chapters of mankind's history,

Giancarlo Esposito

What I love about 'Breaking Bad' is the reflection of many people's - it's more real in terms of people have faults, people have character traits that they don't like about themselves. It resembles more of what the human journey really is and it's less fantastic and hero-driven than other characters and shows that we watch.

Gillian Armstrong

Critics often say, 'Oh she makes films about strong women'. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make.

Will Poulter

I think what makes Narnia a magical place is that it offers escapism - escapism from a world that is so different from the reality known by the characters and the reality known by the fans.

Vikas Swarup

I write fast. But it takes me a while to get going. It's very important for me to see my whole plot. I have to see the end first because I like a surprise in the end. Which is why I let characters and plot gestate in my mind.

Emilia Fox

I didn't realise my upbringing was unusual until my teens. As the child of two actors, I presumed that visiting film sets and being surrounded by colourful characters was normal.

Michael Spiller

The pilot is a sales tool; it introduces you to the characters and might set the template for what the show is meant to be, but there's so many boxes you have to check off on a pilot that it can sort of hurt the storytelling in a way.

Bruce Eric Kaplan

In television writing, you want to hear what the characters say as opposed to giving them something to say. It's the same with the cartoons.

Brina Palencia

I love creating characters and becoming someone else entirely.

Deborah Eisenberg

I suppose I'm always looking for a sort of acuity of perception either in my characters or about my characters.

Vince Gilligan

There's nothing more powerful to a showrunner than a truly invested writer.

Fred Wilson

We haven't invested in the Mining Company, but I want to be friends with Scott because he knows a lot of people.

Zach Galligan

You don't get as invested in someone in 90 minutes as you do over 13 hours of television show.

Ray Depwe

I wish I would have invested in land with Stilwell.

Eric Coldwell

If an investor pulled out of the space because of this, they don't understand what they are invested in.

Willie Smith

We've got too much invested to let somebody come in and take over.

Steve Robertson

We've been here a long time. We've invested a lot of money, and we'd like to stay here, but we need to make a profit.

Pat Summitt

I think they understand there is a lot of tradition here, and there's a lot of players that are upset. I've had phone calls. That just speaks volumes to what they've invested in this program. Still, they are like family. When we lose, they lose.

Chris Bickers

I think we have somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 invested in 50 nests.

John Scully

The picture was laying on his stomach when he died.

Nathaniel Holt

We have our battles. You'll be laying down watching TV and all the sudden someone's on top of you pounding you. I usually win. I have the size on him.

Bobby Crosby

We have to stay on it. We can't go into a skid like we were. There's no room for laying back or getting complacent. We have to play this way, and the way we did for two months. We can't think 'we're back.' We're playing the way we should.

Carol Lang

We have space planning consultants working with us that have been looking at the layout of Paley and where it sits on the campus.

J. Taylor

We'll need that week. The way our schedule lays out is probably just right.

Corbin Bernsen

Unfortunately, with daytime, because it's so serialized, you have to repeat a lot of information, literally; it's part of the lay of the land.

Rodel Natividad

You know you're tired when you lay down and you start to tear without any effort.

Marc Guggenheim

We've enjoyed laying the foundation for 'The Flash' series.

Juanna Graham

He was laying around a lot. He didn't want to play, he didn't want to eat. He was throwing up.

Yahya Jammeh

Despite all odds we have emerged as one people and one country.

Yossi Vardi

In the end, I think that people that are not willing to take the risk to fail are not true entrepreneurs.

Yancy Butler

Imagine if it happened to you: All of a sudden you find this thing on your wrist and people are telling you it has powers. I would be a little skeptical myself.

Ian Mckellen

I don't think many people will re-read 'The Da Vinci Code.'

Ian Mckellen

People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'

Irwin Thomas

I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.

Irwin Rose

I don't have any hobbies. You know, I'm very embarrassed when people ask me what are my hobbies; I don't have any hobbies. I mean, it's just enough to keep up with the things I'm trying to solve.

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Usually, when you're working or you're on set, everything is very guarded. At parties, people have a tendency to relax.

Imani Hakim

When people say, 'If you could do anything else, what would you do?' I would be an actress. That's something that I would do - I can't see myself doing anything else.

Christina Baker Kline

I think a lot of readers are looking for a book they can talk about.

Marilynne Robinson

Many readers know my work first through 'Housekeeping,' simply because it was my only novel for a pretty long time.

James O'Shea

We can communicate to our readers what this is about without running it.

J. A. Konrath

Together, Amazon and I are giving readers what they want - inexpensive, professional ebooks.

Noah Cowan

Just tell your readers they can come down and see anything and it should be good,

Khaled Hosseini

Whatever the readers feel when they're reading my books, I feel it tenfold when I'm writing it.

Binyavanga Wainaina

I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether it's with Africa or childhood.

Sarah MacLean

There is a whole generation of romance readers and writers who suffer from what I like to think of as 'Thorn Birds' Fever.

Rick Riordan

My problem is never ideas. I've got more than I'll ever have time to write. It's all about how many I can get to, and which ones readers want to see the most.

Wole Soyinka

I'm not sure I'm trying to communicate a message. I'm just trying to be part of the movement away from the unacceptable present.

John Carey

That was a time when they weren't really sure if things were going to come together, ... And they sure did!

Starhawk Starhawk

That would be great, but I am not so sure it will be that easy.

Tom Jackson

We can surely try to be there for them.

Mark Zuckerberg

I just want to make sure when I have kids, I can spend time with them. That's the whole point.

John Runion

We have the talent; now we just have to make sure everyone's working in the same direction.

Steve Jobs

We're working on that too, but I'm not so sure it will be successful.

Scooter Smith

We just want to make sure we're all together and to have a little fun.

Todd Abernethy

Winning at the end would be big. I don't think it wipes everything out ... that's a lot of games. But it sure would help. It would give us a winning season, and that's better than I've ever done here.