S. E. Hinton Quotes

The thing is, the Tulsa experience that I wrote about in 'The Outsiders' is closer to the universal experience than it would be if I wrote it from L.A. or New York. It's an everyman story.

S. E. Hinton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 22, 1948

Topics

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It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

Jerome K. Jerome

WorkImpossibleEnjoyUnlessPlenty

We don't have butlers. Obviously we have people who look after the houses, but I try not to run things formally.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

PeopleLookRunTryThingsWho

I believe that Christians believe in salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. And we believe that if you're saved, Jesus becomes your savior. He makes a promise to you. You can trust his promises. You can bank on that word.

Robert H. Schuller

FaithTrustGracePromisesBelieve

It will never be Hollywood, the same way people think it should be. I think it will grow and it will be healthy and it will expand into more than one production house.

Ann Macbeth

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People should not be imprisoned without having the ability to challenge the legality of that imprisonment.

Jeff Bingaman

ChallengePeopleAbilityWithout

I believe if you come out of a movie and the first thing you say is, 'The cinematography was beautiful,' it's a bad movie.

John Waters

BeautifulBelieveYouBadSayFirst

That's driven by any number of factors, the most prominent of which have been the combat experience of two major campaigns - one in Afghanistan and the other in Iraq - and the ongoing demands of the global war on terrorism.

Stephen Cambone

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I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand on its own.

Siegfried Lenz

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I just talk just to talk. I like to see what other people think. There's some things somebody tweets me every day where I'm like, 'Wow, I never thought of this issue that way.' It starts great conversation with people who I would never get a chance to actually communicate with.

Torrey Smith

GreatDayPeopleMeChanceThink

I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard.

Rob McClure

LoveGoodStriveHardStuffReally

Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.

Diane Sawyer

DestinationYouPassionateFollow

I am always happy up a ladder with a paintbrush in my hand. And I wish I had more time to spend in the garden - not least because I get good ideas for writing when I'm out there.

Diane Setterfield

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