Famous Quotes & Sayings

The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some way or another.

Know that we are fully cooperating with the authorities. You can be sure of that.

Karen Russell

It can be difficult workshopping novels because any questions or qualms you have as the author can be like, 'That's next chapter, don't worry about it!' I don't think the workshop is set up so well to do that for novels.

He was able to find that median where he was an authority figure but cool enough that he would hang out with his students.

He decided himself to leave the squad. If we called him back, we would lose authority without any guarantees that he would not repeat such an act.

He is old school. He's not a friend to the students, he's an authority figure. He is type of faculty member that students come to when they have problems. If they need a swift kick, he'd do that.

has no authority over the statements of that organization.

Hamdi will have a fair and transparent trial. Public opinion is one thing, judicial authority is another.

Yasser Arafat

has to invest more of his authority, of his control. But there is a beginning of hope that I wouldn't put aside.

John Searles

Gone are the days when a publisher could take out an ad, count on a few reviews, and have an author do a couple of signings. Nowadays, readers want to feel a connection with an author.

I think it's less about coming up with a list of what is or is not allowed, and it's more about making sure people understand the classroom is supposed to be a place where learning can go on, and if it's disruptive, people have the authority to eliminate disruption.

I think it shows that we should be bringing all the port authority control and management under U.S. government or U.S. companies.

It is also an affirmation of state's authority to monitor regulate and determine legitimate medical practice.

I think the local authority needs to be comfortable. It is something that can be abused if we don't do it properly.

Jim Hall

Kyle was swinging the bat with authority all day. He had a good cut early in the game, but struck out. Actually, he looked good up there during all three of his trips to the plate. He got a fastball he could handle, low and in, and he didn't miss it.

Whatever Beverage said, the governor's office was not involved in this. Beverage was not speaking on the authority of the governor.

Whatever an author puts between the two covers of his book is public property; whatever of himself he does not put there is his private property, as much as if he had never written a word.

What matters in our eyes is that he's the president's choice and that he's close to the president. That gives him certainly the authority to deal with us in New York.

Elaine Pagels

There is no evidence that the author of the Book of Revelation, John of Patmos, read anything that we think of as a New Testament book. I don't see any evidence that he knew what was in the Gospels, or the letters of Paul, which I don't think he would have liked at all.

There is huge irony here. Six Democrats in Congress were eliminated, but the seventh victim may turnout to be the author of the plan.

The people should have the authority to change the laws.

What I like in a good author isn't what he says, but what he whispers.

Kofi Annan

We submit to you our request for your involvement and your good office in the present circumstances to call upon the US authority and the present government of Iraq to review the legal status of the present court and to reallocate the present court outside Iraq, i.e. The Hague, Netherlands,

We therefore urge the local authority to be innovative and forge partnerships with the private sector for the purpose of joint ventures in the provision of housing to those in need of accommodation.

Lionel Jospin

Today I am a candidate in the presidential election, ... in the spirit of responsibility, the foundation of authority.

To create an entirely new division and place it somewhere other than the State Housing Authority runs completely counter to what we've been talking about for the better part of four years, which is government restructuring and government efficiency.

I think that black fiction authors have to work very hard to avoid being typed as seeking only a black audience.

Bill Bradley

I think that any time a president lies, he undermines his own authority and squanders the people's trust.

Mike Ribeiro

I think a lot of people couldn't have imagined that. For us, to go there and get one was great, and now to come back with two, I think it's amazing. We went there and got two and I think they're going to come here with the same authority to at least get one.

Steve Landes

I think it's ridiculous that we've set up a separate authority and a stream of separate, dedicated funding and given them the bonding authority and these kinds of things - because basically the taxpayers shouldn't be responsible for funding a private-sector entity like that, especially in professional sports, where they make tons of money.

Steve Spurrier

I think today gave him a little more confidence. He threw the ball with authority most of the day.

Sol Campbell

It is now being dealt with by the authorities.

Frank Dobson

It is one of the growing products of the fact the Prime Minister is going and his authority isn't as strong as it used to be.