Quotes about writ
writing long firsts
It doesn't take long to write things of which you know nothing. When you write of actual things, it takes longer, because you have to live them first. Betty Smith
writing simple ideas
I didn't even write the lyrics down. I got in the booth, I put down a little guitar riff and the idea I had was it was going to be really simple, I just want it to be all about the lyrics and I just literally sang the lyrics. Benji Madden
writing skills people
The most important people is to pick people who like to write software and who are good at... good developers like working with each other. And they... they reinforce each other's skills. Bill Gates
writing thinking trying
When you program, you want to think you're writing the best possible program for the... for the task you're trying to solve. Bill Gates
writing different schedules
Software is inherently complicated. If you say to somebody I want an airline reservation system, to really say what you want in terms of overbooking and fares, and different airlines communicating with each or schedule changes, it's immensely complex. And so you can't write a program that's any simpler than that full specification. Bill Gates
writing people reviews
You've got to be willing to read other people's code, then write your own, then have other people review your code. Bill Gates
writing ideas drawing
I've always been amazed by Da Vinci, because he worked out science on his own. He would work by drawing things and writing down his ideas. Of course, he designed all sorts of flying machines way before you could actually build something like that. Bill Gates
writing doors creating
A lot of people assume that creating software is purely a solitary activity where you sit in an office with the door closed all day and write lots of code. Bill Gates
writing skills people
Some people, through luck and skill, end up with a lot of assets. If you're good at kicking a ball, writing software, investing in stocks, it pays extremely well. Bill Gates
writing historical rich
There's nobody getting rich writing software that I know of. Bill Gates
writing discovery joy
Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in what you're doing if that's your strategy. Bob Shacochis
writing years two
And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn't graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing. Bob Schieffer
writing years two
It was 22 years of work in a row, right up until 1987. Twenty-two years in a row-either on tour, writing an album, or recording an album. It wasn't until 1987 that I was able to take a breath. Bob Seger
writing challenges trying
When I try to write I try to write something different every time. That's the challenge. Bob Seger
writing winter stuff
I write probably 80 percent of my stuff over the winter. Bob Seger
writing feet choreography
Choreography is writing on your feet. Bob Fosse
writing evil people
The reason for evil in the world is that people are not able to tell their stories. Carl Jung
writing speaks-out tasks
All my writings may be considered tasks imposed from within, their source was a fateful compulsion. What I wrote were things that assailed me from within myself. I permitted the spirit that moved me to speak out. Carl Jung
writing fate men
The biographies of great artists make it abundantly clear that the creative urge is often so imperious that it battens on their humanity and yokes everything to the service of the work, even at the cost of health and ordinary human happiness. The unborn work in the psyche of the artist is a force of nature that achieves its end either with tyrannical might or with the subtle cunning of nature herself, quite regardless of the personal fate of the man who is its vehicle. Carl Jung
writing authority feels
I like writing flawed women, and being one, its something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority. Callie Khouri
writing people female
We have a lot of women on the staff, obviously. It's a predominantly female writing staff and we hire the best people. It's not like we go we need more women or we need four women directing. Callie Khouri
writing thinking television
I remember when I used to have actual time to write and now you don't have time and you just do it. I think it explains a lot about television. Callie Khouri
writing inappropriate ifs
If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny. Calvin Trillin
writing delivery
When you're writing, you are robbed of your delivery. Calvin Trillin
writing self-confidence thinking
I suppose that there are endeavors in which self-confidence is even more important than it is in writing -- tightrope walking comes immediately to mind -- but it's difficult for me to think of anybody producing much writing if his confidence is completely shot. Calvin Trillin
writing might interest
What interests me is what you might call vernacular writing, writing that connects you to a place. Calvin Trillin
writing inappropriate source
There's always a source for humor [in politics]. If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny. So it sort of selects itself. It has to. And plus, often something that wouldn't be funny at the time is okay to make jokes about later. Calvin Trillin
writing america may
In modern America, anyone who attempts to write satirically about the events of the day finds it difficult to concoct a situation so bizarre that it may not actually come to pass while his article is still on the presses. Calvin Trillin
writing effort letters
A Train was born without any effort - if was like writing a letter to a friend. Billy Strayhorn
writing unique order
In order to play and write, it's unique - you either do one or the other. Billy Strayhorn
writing enjoy
I also write poems, so that is something that I really enjoy. Billy Sherwood
writing wells
So one can say that I write all the time, that goes for the lyrics as well. Billy Sherwood
writing years albums
I'm narrating the television series Biography. I'm still involved in my music - I have a new album out. I have an animated project in development. I'm writing a lot of things and you never know if one of them is going to become a six or seven year project. Bill Mumy