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Henry Petroski Quotes

Read and write with a sensitive ear. The craft of writing is very important. Practice the craft.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: February 6, 1942

Topics

Practice Writing Important Craft Ear

I'm a great believer in spontaneity because I think planning is the most destructive thing in the world.

John Cassavetes

Great World Planning Think Because

As a lawyer, I've dealt with really serious offences, and the public rarely hear what the true impact is on the victims' families. When you hear it from the mouths of victims, your entire approach changes, because it could happen to anybody, and they articulate that in such a powerful way.

Lawyer Impact You Powerful True Way

I make time to write.

Time Write Make

Working on 'Downton Abbey' is amazing, but there's an ensemble cast of between 18 and 21 actors. With 'Love Life,' there are two couples and a few other key characters. As a smaller unit, you've got to take more responsibility - at the same time, you can have more ownership of the direction it's going in.

Rob James-Collier

Life Love Time Responsibility Key

The technobabble in 'Trek' just got completely out of control.

Ronald D. Moore

Control Out Got Just Trek

The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I don't really want to hang out with politicians.

Truth Voice Truth Is Alive Want Out

Sometimes you see things in a script, and it doesn't necessarily mean the director sees the same things. And if you think you're going to be making a different film, then that's not gonna work.

Work Think You Sometimes Mean See

People's - most people's job is talking about the future or like money not even in the present tense. It's not even paper.

Future Money Job People Present

I don't write beautifully - I just write reports about our condition.

Write Reports Just Our About

I think the police are a major part of the glue that holds civilised life together. They're not highly paid.

Life Together Police Think Glue

World leaders need to approach the problems in the Middle East and northern Africa with imaginative ideas such as those that created the E.U.

Ideas World Problems Africa Need

Salvation is by repentance and faith, and if you have truly believed unto salvation, you have been regenerated, which means you have become a new creature, and you are going to live a different life. And so works do not result in salvation.

Life Live Faith Result You New

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