Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rodman Philbrick

Unfortunately, the author of a book pretty much gives up control of the story when the producers take over a book to make it into a movie.

Jacqueline Wilson

Winning the Guardian prize is a wonderful reward for any writer. It is such a distinguished award, ... All authors want to know what other authors think of their books and they also like to know what children like, too.

Benjamin Rush

Our authors and scholars are generally men of business, and make their literary pursuits subservient to their interests.

Our authority to own and operate a container terminal has been confirmed and now it is time to build it.

Christopher Nolan

I studied English Literature. I wasn't a very good student, but one thing I did get from it, while I was making films at the same time with the college film society, was that I started thinking about the narrative freedoms that authors had enjoyed for centuries and it seemed to me that filmmakers should enjoy those freedoms as well.

We should have the funds authorized within the next couple of weeks, and then we will sign the contracts with United Water and the township.

Adam Smith

We think most publishers and authors will choose to participate in the publisher program in order to introduce their work to countless readers around the world. But we know that not everyone agrees, and we want to do our best to respect their views too. So now, any and all copyright holders . . . can tell us which books they'd prefer that we not scan if we find them in a library.

We had received complaints that the inspector was intimidating Northwest replacement workers, was unprofessional in his conduct and exceeded his authority so we are also investigating those charges.

Marc Rotenberg

We had raised some of the antitrust issues in our complaint, but the FTC's position was that they really did not have antitrust authority in this matter, so they were focusing solely on the privacy and security questions.

We have every expectation that they will seek the permission of the property owner, but by this action, we've authorized them to be able to do that.

David Rakoff

Unless one is planning to go shopping - basically begging to be smothered by the ravening throngs of returners and bargain hunters; an embrace as constricting as that hugging machine designed by autistic author Temple Grandin - then Boxing Day feels like a bar after last call when the lights have been turned up.

Ben Goldacre

Science isn't about authority or white coats; it's about following a method. That method is built on core principles: precision and transparency; being clear about your methods; being honest about your results; and drawing a clear line between the results, on the one hand, and your judgment calls about how those results support a hypothesis.

We count on a combination of user reviews and the author-provided summary and bio to give the browsing customer information to make a decision. But in the future, we want to provide a way for users to preview the books and implement a forum where consumers can query the authors and debate.

Malorie Blackman

Book sales and teens reading is always a fantastic thing, but we should also be celebrating and consuming the huge wealth of U.K. and U.K.-based writing and illustrating talent. Authors such as Charlie Higson, Darren Shan, Holly Smale, Tanya Byrne, Catherine Johnson, Sophie Mckenzie, to name but a few.

Books that are out of print frequently come back in print. A university press or a smaller house may bring it back, or it may come back when the author publishes a new book with a major publisher.

Jim Edmonds

The legislative consultants for the port authority bring diverse background experience and expertise to their roles, ... Our consultants provide information and tools needed for sound decision-making by our very capable Harris County delegations of elected officials. Their support is crucial to the port authority's progress, prosperity, and accountability to taxpayers and other stakeholders.

The legislation doesn't grant us any of the authority we need, or power and control to deal with our cost structure.

The leader of the Taiwan authorities has brazenly decided to seize the function of the council in a dangerous step towards openly violating his pledges. It is our strong will to check secessionist forces.

Cesare Beccaria

The laws only can determine the punishment of crimes, and the authority of making penal laws can only reside with the legislator, who represents the whole society united by the social compact.

The laws of nature are written deep in the folds and faults of the earth. By encouraging men to learn those laws one can lead them further to a knowledge of the author of all laws.

The lines of authority were sometimes blurred for me, but I always felt like Rod Sr. had the last word.

Paul Di Filippo

The lives of most authors - even, or perhaps especially, the great ones - are necessarily a catalogue of tedious inwardness and cloistered composition. Globe-trotting Hemingways and brawling Christopher Marlowes are the exception, not the rule.

The little problem is that the authorities plan to give out three licenses for four operators. Since each operator does not know what its future is, they are probably also holding back on 2G demand,

Garrison Keillor

Being an English major prepares you for impersonating authority.

Frank A. Clark

A leading authority is anyone who has guessed right more than once.

The constitution gives me explicit and definite authority to remove a government from power, but I don't want to use this authority. But everyone should know that by law I have this power in my hands.

Mahmoud Abbas

The constitution gives me clear and definite authority to remove a government from power, but I don't want to use this authority. Everyone should know that by law this power is in my hands.

Richard Holbrooke

The director of national intelligence that the president proposed would indeed have no more authority than the current director of central intelligence has.

'Amy' is somewhere in the middle of authorized and unauthorized.

all the decisions in this indicate that the professors and the university did no do wrong. That what we did, was what we were legally and professionally authorized to do.

All slots belong to the Airports Authority of India and the authority on needs of a public service allocate these slots and that also goes for parking bays. The question is whether this could be traded by Sahara or not that is something we will look at.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.