Michael Tolkin Quotes
I've yet to meet a writer who could change water into wine, and we have a tendency to treat them like that.Michael Tolkin
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To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
Mahatma Gandhi -
After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
Adam DeVine -
Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.
J. G. Ballard -
You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
Ram Kapoor -
I challenged things that needed to be challenged at Purdue.
Earl Butz -
I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
Yusef Komunyakaa
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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.
J. Michael Straczynski -
As human beings, we all have reasons for our behavior. There may be people who have certain physiological issues that dictate why they make certain choices. On the whole, though, I think we're dictated by our structure, our past, our environment, our culture. So once you understand the patterns that shape a person, how can you not find sympathy?
Forest Whitaker -
Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.
Carine Roitfeld -
I'm a darned good listener.
Naomi Judd -
The hateful thing about most hotels nowadays is that they only have duvets. I hate duvets.
Quentin Blake -
I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand.
H. G. Bissinger
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I love the produce section at the grocery store.
Kate McKinnon -
I work with a lot of kids. Every year, for the past fifteen years, I work at Comedy Camp where I work with a lot of kids.
Dane Cook -
When I was 16 or 17, I started listening to Death Cab, and I started writing my own songs. I was writing alternative rock, and I had a seven-piece band. The shift was just iterations of experimentation and finding what sounded right. When I stumbled on the sound and vibe that I currently have, it was kind of by chance.
Verite -
He who wishes to paint Christ's story must live with Christ.
Fra Angelico -
Sometimes the storyline is as simple as, 'We're just going to be the best, and we're going for the championships.
Becky Lynch -
Youth is really in your attitude, not in what you look like.
Walt Handelsman
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Nothing lasts forever but the certainty of change...
Bruce Dickinson Iron Maiden -
The greatest mistake is in not being aware that others are Christ. There are very many people who will not discover it until their last day.
Nguyen Van Thuan -
People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it's just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I mean, they're playing with the same amount of ferocity. It's not to say all jazz is like that.
Damien Chazelle -
Teenagers these days are out of control. They eat like pigs, they are disrespectful of adults, they interrupt and contradict their parents, and they terrorize their teachers.
Aristotle -
I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
R. L. Stine -
I've yet to meet a writer who could change water into wine, and we have a tendency to treat them like that.
Michael Tolkin