Quotes by Elements I'm always searching for that element of discovery, whether I'm making music, or just generally. Steve Winwood elementsdiscovery I think the central theme about black society is that it has got elements of a defeated society Steven Biko elementsblackthinking After all the statistics and calculations are formulated, the one element that breathes life into marketing is good design. Steve Jobs elementsdesignmarketing When I first started doing my stand-up act, I played the banjo, did comedy, magic tricks, juggled, read poetry. I stuck it all in. I didn't know you were supposed to just stand up and tell jokes. Essentially, that's what my act became: those five elements - except I dropped the poetry. Steve Martin elementsmagicfirsts We like to think about how smart we are. But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in, it's all there, at least the basic elements of it. You can't change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed. Stephen King elementssmartthinking Lying contains the same hostile elements as a practical joke in that the 'victim' ends up looking foolish in his own eyes and laughable in everyone else's. Sue Grafton elementseyelying When conventional tactics are altered unexpectedly according to the situation, they take on the element of surprise and increase in strategic value . Sun Bin tacticselementssurprise I hardly ever read mainstream fiction that deals with life as it is. I like an element of fantasy, something that isn`t quite of the real world. Stephen King elementsrealfiction Life was reduced to its four basic elements: air, food, drink, and a good friend. Sue Grafton good-friendelementsair In all my novels, a sense of place - not just geographic but social - is a critical element. I have always been drawn to the novels of Edith Wharton, among others, where social dynamics are crucial. Wharton's class consciousness fascinates me, and some of the tension in my books stems from that. Susan Wiggs elementsclassbook I don't write easily or rapidly. My first draft usually has only a few elements worth keeping. I have to find what those are and build from them and throw out what doesn't work, or what simply is not alive. Susan Sontag elementsalivewriting Fire is a natural symbol of life and passion, though it is the one element in which nothing can actually live. Susanne Katherina Langer elementspassionfire The most potent elements in a work of art are, often, its silences. Susan Sontag elementssilenceart There are some elements in life - above all, sexual pleasure - about which it isn't necessary to have a position. Susan Sontag positionelementspleasure That's the hardest thing about doing sequels - you've lost the element of surprise. Sylvester Stallone elementssurpriselost On the sequel, you've lost the element of surprise. Usually, on the first one you may not go very, very deep into character; the second one you start to explore the character a bit more. Sylvester Stallone elementsmaycharacter Love set you going like a fat gold watch. The midwife slapped your footsoles, and your bald cry Took its place among the elements. Sylvia Plath elementsgoldwatches You can include essay elements in fiction; this is a very nineteenth century practice. Susan Sontag elementspracticefiction A big part of the humor is in identifying with the tragic elements of the film. The New Zealand sense of humor is very dark. Our films are usually very dark and it's always someone being killed. Usually a child. Taika Waititi elementsdarkchildren If you're trying to be realistic and bring real life to the screen, you are going to have different elements. That's what I'm trying to do. As I make the movie, different elements come in naturally. Takashi Miike elementsrealtrying«4243444546474849505152»
