E. B. White Quotes
There is no satisfactory explanation of style, no infallible guide to good writing, no assurance that a person who thinks clearly will be able to write clearly, no key that unlocks the door, no inflexible rules by which the young writer may steer his course. He will often find himself steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion.
Quotes to Explore
-
It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
-
I think the only advice I can give you on how to live your life well is, first off, remember... it's not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed, it is the things we do not.
-
A lot of West Virginia is untouched. It doesn't have as many strip malls, it has these old towns that feel like it used to be how it looked. Charleston has this river that runs through it, and it's really beautiful.
-
I wanted a bronzer so I could look like I just came from Ibiza everyday.
-
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
-
I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes.
-
Luckily, I have been offered the chance to play a South American, Hispanic and even a character from the Middle East in films. There are also a lot of TV series in the U.S. that have a strong presence of actors from India.
-
The homosexual community has more acceptance in America than it ever has, and the suicide rate is as high as it's always been.
-
We need to learn to accept and certainly mourn any harm that comes to any human being on this earth. But we also need to not be vengeful.
-
See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.
-
Color is born of the interpenetration of light and dark.
-
I went to boarding school, and what that teaches you is to cope emotionally at a young age and to suppress a lot of emotion. Being in the army is, in a way, similar.
-
My new movie, Fools Rush In, is a romantic comedy and the girl I play in that is very warm, very sweet.
-
What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed petty, bourgeois regimes in which everything is average, mediocre.
-
The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
-
I detest that saying 'Everything happens for a reason'; it's nonsense.
-
My favorite body part? My feet. They're not pretty, but they get me where I want to go.
-
I think sometimes good sentimentality is fun when it's balanced.
-
It's very intense to go back to the past and revive work that I've already experienced and moved forward from. It's like seeing an old girlfriend - awkward at times, nostalgic at times and downright maddening and embarrassing.
-
A young man must let his ideas grow, not be continually rooting them up to see how they are getting on.
-
Every World Cup I want to try and win, and my 30th World Cup win was a big goal. And it's a good feeling to go into the world championships with a good result.
-
'HIM' is much more of a British, coming-of-age series, while 'Stranger Things' is very obviously a sci-fi drama.
-
For its merit I will knight it, and then it will be Sir-Loin.
-
There is no satisfactory explanation of style, no infallible guide to good writing, no assurance that a person who thinks clearly will be able to write clearly, no key that unlocks the door, no inflexible rules by which the young writer may steer his course. He will often find himself steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion.
