C. S. Forester Quotes

I formed a resolution to never write a word I did not want to write; to think only of my own tastes and ideals, without a thought of those of editors or publishers.

C. S. Forester

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 27, 1899 - April 2, 1966

Topics

ThinkThoughtResolutionWantMy Own

I find that women want to tell me about their birthing experiences. In the most excruciating detail. It's not put me off having children, but I do feel like I know too much.

Jessica Raine

WomenChildrenMeDetailFeelFind

I think I should learn French and be a better cook - basic, really good life stuff.

Angelina Jolie

LifeGoodThinkBetterLearnCook

As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys.

Michael Chang

SpeedPlayGoAthleteOutBig

I assume as a writer that most of the time I'm going to fall down and fail.

Amy Bloom

TimeFallDownFailAssumeGoing

Ninety percent of all people under 30 are in developing countries, and that means that this new access to tech, which is such a positive thing... is also a ticking time bomb of frustration... You get this clear mismatch of opportunity and expectation.

Ronan Farrow

PositiveOpportunityTimePeopleYou

I am good at raising money.

Ronna McDaniel

GoodMoneyI AmRaisingAm

Its funny, because for females in general - not just in music, but the corporate ladder as well - anything we do has always been harder for us. When it comes to music, the industry wants you to conform, to look like this and to sound like this and do this or that. It makes it harder. It's harder for us to come out and be bosses and lead the pack.

Missy Elliott

FunnyMusicYouLookLadderSound

Occasionally I'll be a producer for hire on a larger budget movie, but with Blumhouse Pictures, we mainly focus on micro-budget, under-$5-million-dollar movies. That's what we're in business to do, and that's what we're in business to make.

Jason Blum

BusinessFocusBudgetPicturesHire

But I grew up in a place where no one knew anyone in the entertainment business, I never knew it was an actual career. The closest I ever got to movies was going to watch them, and I thought that's the way it would be, so I never considered working in this business.

Joseph Kosinski

BusinessThoughtCareerPlaceMovies

As a novelist, you have to realise that the novel and the film have to live separate lives. They're just different, like your kids, even if they look alike.

Don Winslow

LiveYouLookAlikeFilmDifferent

When I started really singing I was 17, 18 years old. I used to go around trying to be a singer in the Bronx. My knees would shake but I learned by doing.

Dominic Chianese

SingingDoingTryingGoOldSinger

Any son of a dictator, I'm sure, has major issues with their relationship with their father.

Dominic Cooper

FatherSonRelationshipSureIssues

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