Quotes by category:Writing

I didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds of musicians: the ones who wrote music and the ones who didn't.

musician writing two

Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.

piano pieces writing

Language is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines.

fashion matter writing

English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin - a language with which it has precious little in common. In Latin, to take one example, it is not possible to split an infinitive. So in English, the early authorities decided, it should not be possible to split an infinitive either. But there is no reason why we shouldn't, any more than we should forsake instant coffee and air travel because they weren't available to the Romans.

coffee latin writing

Those who sniff decay in every shift of sense or alteration of usage do the language no service. Too often for such people the notion of good English has less to do with expressing ideas clearly than with making words conform to some arbitrary pattern.

writing people ideas

For most of us the rules of English grammar are at best a dimly remembered thing. But even for those who make the rules, grammatical correctitude sometimes proves easier to urge than to achieve. Among the errors cited in this book are a number committed by some of the leading authorities of this century. If men such as Fowler and Bernstein and Quirk and Howard cannot always get their English right, is it reasonable to expect the rest of us to?

writing men book

I really enjoy going to a library and spending the day doing research - to me that is the most pleasurable part of writing the science book.

library writing book

Not writing the same kind of book over and over again is to me th... by Bill Bryson

Not writing the same kind of book over and over again is to me the real pleasure of what I do.

real writing book

You will be able to program a robot to follow a track on the ground and manipulate a hand. You can also write little programs that will give the robots goals.

track writing hands

I write my programs primarily for myself. by Bill Budge

I write my programs primarily for myself.

program writing

I've found is that by doing stand-up, I've actually learned how to combat depression. I don't have clinical, but I've definitely had my bouts with it. I just figured out that it's a choice. You're in control of your brain. When your brain is sending you bad information or bad thoughts, you can decide to go to the gym, or write a new joke - or if you're on the road, go to a ball game... something that's going to get the blood going. Or you can let those thoughts take you right down the rabbit hole.

games writing blood

The only time I get sick of making people laugh is when I'm in a non-writing-joke mode, and I just can't seem to come up with anything new that's funny. That's a tough place to be as a comedian.

sick writing laughing

Write down your Dream or story; create your own unique Values, Believe in them, and use them to make all decisions; Dare to take some risks; and Do the planning, revisions and details to realize the Dream.

dream writing believe

No piece of writing is ever finished. It’s just due. by Bill Condon

No piece of writing is ever finished. It’s just due.

dues pieces writing

I think it would be fun to write about movies again. by Bill Condon

I think it would be fun to write about movies again.

writing fun thinking

To all companies please stop using Xmas songs and inserting your own lyrics. Write your own music. I am boycotting you until you stop.

xmas writing song

I can write the stuff and play it myself and have something in my head, but the best feeling is when somebody else plays it and they're hearing something other than what I'm hearing.

play feelings writing

Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.

mind writing thinking

Paul and I, we never thought that we would make much money out of the thing. We just loved writing software.

writing motivational inspirational

The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together.

brother writing travel