Quotes About Author

The answer is that the success of any kind of social epidemic is heavily dependent on the involvement of people with a particular and rare set of social gifts.

Success! to thee, as to a God, men bend the knee.

If there were a generic one-word expression for 'one whose fear of the uncertainties of success moves him to surrender at the very moment of victory', it would be 'Republican'.

In all my life I have treated the press with marked contempt and remarkable success.

I can tell you from experience that God's help and presence in our lives is vital. He is the Author of all true success and everything that is good-without Him, we can do nothing of true value.

I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.

I suppose the secret of his success is in his tremendous idleness which almost approaches the supernatural.

I never planned on becoming a brand name. The success of the Trump name worldwide has been a surprise.

I would say the issue for the labor movement in the United States is not structural... there is no correlation between the success of workers and how the labor movement is structured.

I find no foeman in the road but fear; to doubt is failure and to dare success.

I hope that with the success of the transition to democracy in Tunisia that we will export to Egypt a working democratic model.

The fact that the commercial success of my books has allowed me to buy a house for myself and my daughter I think is a lovely thing. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.

I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the level of success I've had. I was just writing stories for my own sons.

The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all.

I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels.

Really, monsieur, I should regard you as a coward, and a traitor too, if I did not, with greater justice, regard you as a madman.

On the first Monday of the month of April, 1625, the market town of Meung, in which the author of ROMANCE OF THE ROSE was born

What the count said was true—the most curious spectacle in life is that of death.

Oh Heaven! You sometimes bear with such injustice on earth, that I understand why there are wretches who doubt in your existence.

Yes. You are pawning me for three million: am I right?' 'The larger the sum, the more flattering it is. It gives you some idea of your value.

Robin Buss is a writer and translator who contributes regularly to The Times Educational Supplement, The Times Literary Supplement and other papers.

I think it's very good music composed by a human composer and sung by two birds with two feet and no feathers!

I then recollected you gave a breakfast this morning, and here I am. I am hungry, feed me; I am bored, amuse me.

But there are shutters?' 'Yes, there are, but they are never used. He's eccentric, this Count of Monte Cristo, and likes to see the sky, even at night.