Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. Use this quote
I've stepped more into my business and really... taken control for how I want that to be. Use this quote
I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star. Use this quote
I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldn't say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media. Use this quote
When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it. Use this quote
Except for politics, no business is scrutinized more exhaustively than journalism. Use this quote
I think it was T.S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before it's understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I love their lyrics but I don't have a clue what they're on about. Use this quote
They say everything you go through in your childhood builds character and inner strength. Use this quote
Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women. Use this quote
I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don't waste anytime thinking about future elections until we've done our jobs here. Use this quote
I would fix other people's lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it, getting the story and structuring it. Not the tweaking of lines. Use this quote
It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well. Use this quote
Most of us get our history through story. Use this quote
Everyone related to me in my circle was from church: church friends, church school, church activities. All my friends weren't allowed to watch MTV or go to PG-13 movies or listen to the radio, so I didn't really know anything different. That's how I was raised. Use this quote
I need to be cheered up a lot. I think funny people are people who need to be cheered up. Use this quote
When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard. Use this quote
I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust. Use this quote
In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don't need to have direct communication. You can say, 'I can't describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you.' Use this quote
It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics. Use this quote
I sort of was good at writing essays. I was never very good at mathematics, and I was never very good at algebra. I loved science, but I wasn't sure of it. Use this quote
