Jerry Spinelli Quotes

Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all over, collected hundreds and hundreds of rejection slips.

Jerry Spinelli

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 1, 1941

Topics

MeRejectionNobodyHardOverOut

Having really good ideas comes from being able to listen to everybody else and see what their ideas are, because they're coming from a completely different place. That's always been important. It's part of being in a band.

Joey Kramer

GoodIdeasPlaceImportantListen

Pirates did not store all their treasures in treasure chests, then bury them and draw maps to them. That's a movie invention. In reality, pirates spent their money as fast as they could steal it because they knew they were living on borrowed time. They didn't want to wait around to enjoy the money.

Robert Kurson

TimeMoneyWaitRealityEnjoyFast

To write a story, I think you really have to open yourself up to the world.

Ann Brashares

YourselfWorldStoryThinkYouOpen

Is France a completely open market to G.E.? No, of course not. I think we're more discerning about China because it's China, and they're big, and they're more concerning. But the best global companies are ones that are nuanced.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

BestThinkMoreOpenChinaBig

I love looking out at 27 semis and being like, every single one of those semi trucks is there to put together my stage.

Miley Cyrus

LoveTogetherLookingSingleStage

A duck tastes the same whether they're shot sitting or flying.

Jase Robertson

FlyingDuckSittingSameShot

I wasn't driven into medicine by a social conscience but by rampant curiosity.

Jonathan Miller

CuriosityMedicineConscienceDriven

In the post-enlightenment Europe of the 19th century the highest authority was no longer the Church. Instead it was science. Thus was born racial anti-Semitism, based on two disciplines regarded as science in their day - the 'scientific study of race' and the Social Darwinism of Herbert Spencer and Ernst Haeckel.

Jonathan Sacks

ScienceDayChurchBornAuthority

I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue.

Daymond John

BusinessInvestmentRevenueConcept

I learned about being positive from my parents. They're the most positive people I've ever known.

Brendon Urie

PositiveParentsPeopleBeingMost

I changed the lyrics of 'All I Need Is the Girl' to 'All I Need Is the Job' for an audition years ago. It's a great ice-breaker - people want to laugh.

Bryan Batt

GirlGreatJobPeopleLaughWant

When you walk out of your house in the morning, you don't know what you're going to see.

Kyle Chandler

MorningWalkYouHouseKnowSee

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