Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Scott

The theory on my part is to read; reading is the answer. Read anything that you can get your hands on. I would try to make sure that the author has something to say. Take a wide selection of authors: old, new, prose, poets, novels, epics, and all that stuff. ..Think about it and find something to talk about.

I've never been more excited about anything I've done on the authority.

Pindar

Convention is the ruler of all.

Samuel Johnson

Who left nothing of authorship untouched, and touched nothing which he did not adorn. [Lat., Qui nullum fere scribendi genus non tetigit; nullum quod tetigit non ornavit.]

Samuel Johnson

Lawful and settled authority is very seldom resisted when it is well employed.

Thomas Hobbes

I put for the general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death.

Galileo is made in Europe by Europeans. If the Americans want to scramble GPS, they can do it whenever they want . . . whereas our system is a civilian-based system run by a civilian authority and would be completely autonomous.

Federica Montseny

Authority is something from which we are constantly subtracting, of which there remains always a residue, and which we attempt to make smaller and smaller.

Chad Johnson

Thanks to higher authority, I can't open my mouth, period, all week.

James Baker

Some will argue, as was done in 1990, that going for United Nations authority and not getting it will weaken our case,

Chris Van Allsburg

I've heard stories about authors filled with this kind of Lotto-winner hubris. I'm a Dutch boy from the Midwest. We don't have hubris.

I've had a dozen novels published and have made far more than a dozen mistakes. Which is why Randy Susan Meyers and I wrote a guidebook to help authors avoid making our mistakes.

John Searles

I've gone to readings to see authors after meeting them on Twitter. And while there, I've found myself sitting next to still more writers who I met on Twitter, too.

Gayle Forman

I've found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I've done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book.

Sam Perkins

The board has authority to enforce its regulations any time there's a violation.

The board cannot be expected to surrender its authority to another branch of government; there is a fundamental issue of separation of powers here.

The big question in our minds is over who has authority.

The big problem for me here is they're nailing these low-level guys. A vigorous defense is that this stuff was authorized from the top.

The Big Moo is a book that's not just about breaking all the rules -- it's about changing the game entirely. We want to help people start a movement in their organization -- to stop trying to be perfect and start being remarkable. The goal is to make the book's wisdom, its practical application, its fun, and its authors accessible, while raising millions for charity.

The BOJ used its authority to make the decision even though deflation remains a problem. I hope the bank is prepared to take responsibility for its actions.

Nothing ruins a perfectly pleasant trip like a position of authority.

Ayelet Waldman

No author loves the idea of not choosing his or her characters' names, ... Mommy Track Mystery.

No author can be as moral as his work and no preacher as pious as his sermons.

William Billings

The best general rule I know of, is, to set the tune on the letter the author has set it, unless he has given directions to the contrary.

The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a suspect might think. Instead, they treat the reader as an intelligent friend, and describe the book as honestly, and as entertainingly, as possible.

Joan Chen

The author wrote the novella based on her friend. So it was a true story, ... When I was reading the novella -- she wrote it in such a visual, well-textured way, that I saw in it a poignantly beautiful film. And that is how my generation in China came of age.

The authors of this report had the chance to establish this at first hand by interviewing union representatives but failed to do so. It is not hard to see why the report lacks balance and objectivity.

The authors of this report explain why the previous studies have been inconsistent and really make a compelling case.

The authors didn't tie this increase to the plants, nor do we. Our concern is with the uncertainty of what's happening where; this kind of stuff can't be taken off the table.

Patrick Manning

The author presents a different way of looking at movies through the lens of color. She explains through examples from many different movies the power of reds, the corruption of some greens, and the melancholy of blues. Movies cited include The Wizard of Oz, The English Patient, Chinatown and many more.

the authorized representative of the President of the Philippines.

The authority received protests from various police and community officials.

Viktor Yushchenko

The authorities ... used the talks to cheat,