I’ve found that in fiction – and this is just the kind of writer I am – I can’t really work from an outline. I have a vague idea of the characters at the beginning of the book, and then I have a vague idea of whatever the end of the book will be, but I can’t approach creative nonfiction like that. Jesmyn Ward Read Quote
I say, ‘Use it or lose it.’ I have my own fitness regime, which is centred around stretching, free-weights and fast walking. I also have a trainer half of the year, as I spend my summers in the south of France where I swim a lot. Joan Collins Read Quote
I fail every once in a while, but failing is your first attempt at learning. I’m not worried about it. Austin Seferian-Jenkins Read Quote
It must be a balance in everything we do, not too much of everything, keep it simple, not complicated. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Read Quote
I like a very dry wit, not the big kind of humor like Robin Williams. I don’t think I’m capable of that. Chris Cooper Read Quote
Instead of signing 10 films a year, I’d rather do a couple of films where I can give my best performance and am appreciated by audiences. Radhika Pandit Read Quote
To get an Army that’s already fighting a war to change in stride to a total different military strategy on the ground – and to get everybody on the same page – was accomplished by the sheer force of Dave Petraeus’ will. Jack Keane Read Quote
Anything to make a difference and to seek consensus on an issue is something that I feel strongly about. George P. Bush Read Quote
I work early in the morning, before my nasty critic gets up – he rises about noon. By then, I’ve put in much of a day’s work. Virginia Euwer Wolff Read Quote
