Melissa Rosenberg Quotes

I love that as a theme for women: Stop standing by! You've got to make stuff happen! You've got to create your own world because if you let other people do it, they're going to just screw you.

Melissa Rosenberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 28, 1962

Topics

LoveWomenPeopleWorldYouCreate

Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.

John Ciardi

MoneyRichAncestorsOverGoneLeft

One of the standard story-generating engines for science fiction is to take something we normally think of as metaphoric and treat it as if it were literal.

Robert J. Sawyer

ScienceTreatThinkScience Fiction

When my main character in 'Heat' climbs the tower, the highest diving platform, hoping to resume competitive diving after an injury, I am there with her, sensing the cold grit under her instep. The details are what matter - they are the experience.

Michael Cadnum

CharacterExperienceI AmColdGrit

Companies don't get rich hurting their customers.

John Stossel

RichGetCustomersHurtingCompanies

It's my job to be ridiculous.

Stromae

JobRidiculous

I'm from New Orleans, and I have a French last name - although I have no real relationship with my last name because it's not my name. I don't know my name.

Mary Gauthier

RelationshipNameNewKnowReal

Few things grace a plate as dramatically as a whole plucked upland bird, however it's cooked.

Jonathan Miles

BirdGraceThingsWholePlateFew

It's just that some people are lucky and people still seem to enjoy the music.

Johnny Mathis

MusicPeopleEnjoyLuckySome People

So I feel like success is opportunity plus preparation, so work begets work, and as long as you're prepared it's going to continue to come your way.

Anthony Mackie

WorkSuccessOpportunityPreparation

That's what I look for in models: Someone who can tell a story and has a presence in front of the camera.

Petra Collins

StorySomeoneCameraLookTellWho

I grew up listening to the alternative rock music from the '90s. Some of my favorite bands included Dinosaur Jr, Guided By Voices, and Cobra Verde.

Seph Lawless

MusicListeningRockDinosaurUp

Keep smiling - it takes 10 years off!

Jane Birkin

SmilingKeep SmilingYearsKeepOff

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