Joshua Cohen Quotes

The M.F.A. is a degree in servitude. It is a way to keep writing safe - to keep reading safe from writing.

Joshua Cohen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

WritingReadingWaySafeDegree

Business gives you a massive high. Doing a great deal, coming up with an inspirational solution... It's very addictive. But it doesn't last long. In isolation, it's a bit sterile. It doesn't reward the soul.

John Caudwell

InspirationalBusinessGreatSoul

I eat healthy, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy myself. I eat ice cream and chocolate, as my metabolism is pretty fast because I work out so much.

Andie MacDowell

WorkMyselfChocolateEnjoyIceEat

I have no problem with commitment - you can't have a real relationship without it. I can flip on a switch in my brain, and even if the next Brad Pitt is standing next to me, I won't look at him. But I can also turn that switch off, and then I collect attractive boys.

Megan Fox

RelationshipCommitmentMeBrainYou

Black women have to know the historical and everyday struggles of black men, and our men have to know the struggles of black women in America.

Ruby Dee

WomenMenBlackAmericaKnowOur

My parents didn't care very much what I did, and that was probably a blessing.

Mary Oliver

BlessingParentsCareMuchDidVery

There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.

Louis Kronenberger

GreatReligionPeopleBelieveYou

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

Joseph Addison

EducationSoulSculptureMarble

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Confucius

GoodWordsFindWillDifficultWho

My face has always been my fortune anyway, not my body.

Claire Bloom

FaceBodyAlwaysFortuneBeen

Editing is such a voyeuristic treat for me. I land on a theme and ask authors to pen works that fit the topic.

Alison Tyler

MeTreatPenEditingLandAsk

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Nikos Kazantzakis

MotivationalSucceedBelieveFirst

My movies make a profit, but obviously not a fortune.

Nicole Holofcener

ProfitMoviesFortuneMakeObviously

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Joshua Cohen