A. S. Byatt Quotes

If a novelist tells you something she knows or thinks, and you believe her, that is not because either of you think she is God, but because she is doing her work - as a novelist.

A. S. Byatt

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WorkGodBelieveThinkDoingYou

Of course, I'm drawn to a place like Iraq because It's the biggest story of our generation.

Joe Sacco

StoryGenerationPlaceBecauseLike

We don't know how to identify intelligence over interstellar distances, so what we do instead is use technology for a proxy.

Jill Tarter

TechnologyIntelligenceKnowOver

People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.

John C. Maxwell

ValuePeopleSayOthersGiveMust

We cannot go up on a wire. We cannot do a search without a judge on the FISA Court approving it and determining that we have met the standard that has been set forth by Congress in order to utilize these techniques.

Robert Mueller

SearchJudgeCongressGoWithoutUp

If I write a book where all I've ever experienced is success, people won't take a positive lesson from it. In being candid, I have to own up to my own failures, both in my marriage and in my work environment.

Sonia Sotomayor

PositiveWorkSuccessMarriageBook

We've found that the more products our customers have with us, the longer they stay. It's about making sure we listen to our customer needs and get to those pain points.

Tricia Griffith

PainCustomerListenMoreProducts

I'm shorter, I don't have as many freckles as Ron, and I can't do magic.

Rupert Grint

MagicFrecklesManyRon

Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.

Lukas Foss

WorkArtYesOriginalInfluences

No, I've never truly been a minister.

Little Richard

NeverBeenMinisterTruly

Most work is not coming up with The Next Big Thing. Rather, it's improving the thing you already thought of six months - or six years - ago. It's the work of work.

Jason Fried

WorkThoughtYouImprovingUpBig

Apparently, Agent Coulson is a representative or an avatar of all the geeks. And there is so much love for Coulson and fan art of Coulson.

Clark Gregg

LoveArtFanMuchAgentGeeks

Filmmakers who use narrators pay a price for taking the easy way: narrated films date far more quickly than films without narrators.

Bruce Jackson

EasyPriceWayMorePayEasy Way

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