James Patterson Quotes
Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited.
Quotes to Explore
-
China has the best opportunities. A domestic market with 1.3bn people will help create more Fortune 500 retailers.
-
I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
-
One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
-
I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another.
-
I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.
-
Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.
-
If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
-
Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
-
It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
-
I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
-
Cooking and eating at home is made even better by the fact that you don't have to worry about driving after a couple of bottles of very nice wine. For me that's the ideal combination: working hard and enjoying the fruits of your labour.
-
Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support.
-
In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.
-
In the hands of a passive-aggressive person who wants to abdicate responsibility for things, texting is a great tool. You can really go nuts.
-
You don't have to feel confident to act confident. In fact, it's the most important acting job you can learn.
-
If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
-
All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
-
I find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
-
My entire life, socially, was all around the Maggie era. That was the great challenge as a Sex Pistol was how to deal with Margaret Thatcher. I think we did rather good.
-
It's the duty of all novelists, all painters, all musicians, all people who try to make art move: to look for something they feel authentically, without paying attention to styles.
-
I always think plot is what you fall back on if you can't write, to keep things going.
-
It's very flattering to feel like you actually helped create a sub-genre.
-
Rock 'n' roll is just entertainment, and the kids who like to identify their youthful high spirits with a solid beat are thus possibly avoiding other pursuits that could be harmful to them.
-
Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited.
