Irwin Shaw Quotes

Special-interest magazines are dangerous places for writers to start out in because the writing quickly falls into a routine and people are likely to find themselves artistically exhausted when they want to work on something of their own.

Irwin Shaw

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 27, 1913 - May 16, 1984

Topics

WorkPeopleWritingStartRoutine

It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.

Robert Jackson

GovernmentCitizenFallingError

When we heard that America is pulling out of the Paris Agreement, that's unfortunate, but frankly - speaking purely from my competitive juices point of view - we are delighted that somebody's not going to look at these opportunities. They'll be all there for us.

Anand Mahindra

OpportunitiesViewAmericaLookOut

Most writers of entertainment fiction tend to receive controversial reviews.

Sonny Mehta

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I spent three years at RMIT doing a bachelor of arts and media studies. It was a hugely formative experience. As someone who had a private Catholic school upbringing, the world suddenly became a much bigger and better place for me.

Sonya Hartnett

ExperienceSchoolMeWorldBetter

The phrase 'NFL combine' always sounds redundant, because the league is a combine harvester, reaping and threshing everything in its path.

Steve Rushin

PathAlwaysEverythingNFLBecause

One of my favorite reggae songs is Wayne Wonder's 'No Letting Go.' And Sizzla 'Give Me A Try.' That's one of my favorite songs as well.

Tory Lanez

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There's no such thing as a part-time 'Buffy' fan; people watch it compulsively.

Tom Lenk

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Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.

Tom Freston

LiveCultureTravelYourselfYou

Novelists do not swing on the same pendulums as critics.

Michelle Dean

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Tremble: your whole life is a rehearsal for the moment you are in now.

Judith Malina

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Going to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I'm going to treat it like it's the U.S. because, at the end of the day, it's one man, one ring.

Deontay Wilder

DayManMeTreatEnd Of The DayEnd

I have to understand how we are going to market the movie. We view marketing as an extension of content creation... Every time a consumer sees our movie, in whatever form, our obligation is to entertain the audience.

Chris Meledandri

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