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John Dryden Quotes

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: english
Birth: August 19, 1631 - May 12, 1700

Topics

Time Action Genius Born Place Never

And getting married this autumn was certainly an additional incentive to spend rather more time in England.

Time More Getting Married Autumn

Writing has never been a driving force within me.

Me Writing Driving Never Within

No one is perfect, and criticism is always welcome and expected.

Amitabh Bachchan

Welcome Criticism Perfect Always

No one should ever be hurt or killed for saying, writing or drawing anything.

Writing Saying Hurt Drawing Anything

I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.

Work Humble People Feel Accomplish

One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there.

Stephen Sondheim

Music Writing You Way Sit Aware

When my father was posted to Malaysia, we'd take bacon-and-egg sandwiches in our backpacks and go hiking in the jungle or make bamboo rafts to sail down rivers.

Father Sail Down Jungle Go Bamboo

One of the few things that will remain of this time is what artists are doing. They are the journal and the diary of our time.

Time Doing Journal Will Diary Our

Over the years, quite a few TV producers proposed that I do a program, but I refused. I didn't want to work on a set that looked like a theater; I wanted a kitchen of the sort every chef dreams about.

Work Dreams Chef Kitchen Want Over

Of course, to publish something, you have to write it, polish it, then hire out the line editing, copy editing and cover design. After which, you pick your way through the minefield of conforming to the differing requirements of Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords, or hire someone to do it for you.

Design Someone You Copy Editing Way

What Stieg Larsson was up to - it was the Swedish guilt over World War II. All of our neighbors had the most terrible experiences with the bad forces, but Sweden didn't. I think we use the thrillers in a different way. We never write a thriller like 'Who is the murderer?' The big question in most of our thrillers is... 'Why?'

Michael Nyqvist

War World Think Guilt Bad Why

Nobody in Africa loves to be a beggar or a recipient of aid. Everywhere I go in Africa, people say, 'When are we going to stand up on our feet?'

People Stand Up Feet Stand Nobody

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