"I write scenes - often quite long scenes - mainly because I still get seduced into writing six lines where one and a half will do."

-- Tom Stoppard

#Writing Quotes #Long Quotes #Half Quotes

“I began to learn a lot of chords and rhythms. It was a bit boring at the time but came in very handy later on.”
“There are two things that make a room timeless: a sense of history and a piece of the future.”
“I'm a huge wrestling fan. Wrestlers have so many great qualities that athletes need to have.”
“It's easier to sell junk when you're known than works of genius when you're unknown.”
“I have a motto on my bedroom wall: 'Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the goal.' Giving up is not my style. I just want to do something that's worthwhile.”
“There are a lot of people that don't scour websites regularly or read music reviews. They need whatever, the other kinds of stuff, whether it's an appearance on Lettterman or posters or ads. They need to kind of be hit more in the face and be told that there's something new out there.”

Source : "Sharlto Copley Talks PlayStation’s First Original Series POWERS". Interview, collider.com. March 10, 2015.
“You can overcome wrong technology. Your people have the initiative, they see the problem, no big deal ... you can't overcome bad culture. You've gotta change whoever is in charge.”

Source : "4 Lessons Every Business Leader Can Learn From Legendary Marine General James 'Mad Dog' Mattis" by Paul Szoldra, www.businessinsider.com. July 18, 2014.
“Writers in Latin America live in a reality that is extraordinarily demanding. Surprisingly, our answer to these demands protects and develops our individuality. I feel I am not alone in trying to give their voice to those who don't have it.”

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