“At the cross God wrapped his heart in flesh and blood and let it be nailed to the cross for our redemption.” Quote by E. Stanley Jones
“A good day's writing, when I turn off my computer after I know that I've written okay, or as well as I can write, that's a day well spent.” KnowsWritingWellsI CanTurnsWrittenComputerOkayGood DayTurn OffDay Well Spent Author:James Lipton
“The Pivot Questionnaire that I ask other people, when I have on rare occasion answered it, the answer to the question, "What turns you on?" Is words. Not mine, other people's. Words, words, words, that's what turns me on.” PeopleTurnsAsksAnswersMinesOccasionsTurn MeRare OccasionQuestionnaires Author:James Lipton
“I would say that writing, both the act of writing, and of course reading of other people's work is, for me, supreme joy.” PeopleWritingJoyCoursesReadingSupreme Author:James Lipton
“Always accepting the greatest joy of all is the time that I get to spend with my wife.” JoyAcceptingWifeMy Wife Author:James Lipton
“I'd been on all the television programs as an actor, as a writer, as a director, as a producer.” ActorsTelevisionDirectorsProgramProducers Author:James Lipton
“I'd been on everybody else's show and there was always a preinterview. Somebody would come with a tape recorder and you'd talk for three or four hours, and they'd take it back and it would be transcribed, and it would be given to the writers, those many writers you see on all those shows, Larry King, Letterman, Leno, etc. And then they choose the answers that will be most evocative on their show.” ShowsWould BeThreeGivenHoursAnswersFourKingsEtcTapeLarryRecordersLetterman Author:James Lipton
“I work seven days a week and I work about 12 hours a day, from the beginning of September to about the end of May; the school year. I take two days off, Christmas and New Year's, Thanksgiving sometimes - two and a half. And the result is that I bonded myself to my desk.” YearsMayTwoEndsSometimesSchoolHoursResultsHalfWeekSevenNew YearDesksSeptemberTwo DaysDays OffSeven DaysSchool Years Author:James Lipton
“Landing the airplane I think is the most difficult thing that I've every learned to do in my life.” ThinkingDifficultAirplaneDifficult ThingsLanding Author:James Lipton
“I jumped horses over big dangerous fences in competition. And got very, very good at it, at quite a high level. And I realized long since that, yeah, it's the same thing that appeals to me about it. You can't think about anything else, in either case; jumping horses in competition, show jumping, or flying an airplane, for whatever purpose.” ThinkingLongShowsBigsPurposeLevelsCasesDangerousHorseYeahCompetitionVery GoodI RealizedFlyingAppealsAirplaneFenceJumpingHigh Level Author:James Lipton