David A. Adler Quotes

In my office I have a sign that says, 'Don't think. Just write!' and that's how I work. I try not to worry about each word, or even each sentence or paragraph. For me, stories evolve. Writing is a process. I rewrite each sentence, each manuscript, many times.

David A. Adler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 10, 1947

Topics

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With regards to pressure, you can't be too conscious of it.

Jessie Buckley

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I have a particular affliction. I am unable to say a word I can't spell.

Jessye Norman

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There's a lot of veteran players that, honestly, being comfortable where they play is more important. And that's just not me.

Andrew Whitworth

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Stripe was very much the product of our past experiences.

John Collison

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I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud.

Stephen King

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We have run out of creativity for children and teachers alike in the name of pushing up standards.

Shirley Williams

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Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

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I think my first musical memory is actually listening to Billie Holiday. I think I must have been, like, 3 or 4 years old.

Jose James

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My dad was a telegraph operator for the Cotton Belt Railroad. He worked seven nights a week from 4 until midnight, no vacation.

Johnny Gimble

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I still try to treat football as a game even if there are now other considerations at stake, especially economic ones.

Dimitri Payet

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Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.

Douglas Conant

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I had spent years in the United States military. Specifically in the U.S. Navy.

Chris Gardner

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