“I think the writer makes a good story good or a good story bad. The writer has a great deal of responsibility.” Quote by Tom Robinson
“Without books we're a very uneducated society. Think of the places books have taken us, the people we've been introduced to (fiction or non-fiction) and how books have allowed us to broaden our vocabulary.” PeopleThinkingBookFictionTakenVocabularyNon FictionUneducated Author:Tom Robinson
“My role is to promote the authors image and their new books. I'm also brought on board when the author is "between books" to keep the name in front of the reading public. That's a challenging time for an author.” BookReadingNamesChallengesRolesFrontsBoardsNew BooksChallenging Times Author:Tom Robinson
“I think it's important to have an experienced writer or editor critique your work to get it ready to pitch an agent.” ThinkingImportantReadyAgentsEditorsCritique Author:Tom Robinson
“It’s all about one split-second. Boxing is a funny thing…you blink your eyes and somebody says ‘Goodnight’ to you.” EyeNightBoxingSplitsFunny ThingsBlinkGood Night Author:Kostya Tszyu
“When somebody can be intimidated, I use this. Because I'm very wise person. I know how to intimidate my opponents. I know how to play tricky stuff for them.” KnowsPersonsPlayUseStuffKnow HowWiseOpponentsTrickyIntimidatingIntimidatedVery WiseWise Person Author:Kostya Tszyu
“When we go in the ring we know we're going to get hit. We know we're not the ballet people. But if you go in there and have doubt in your mind that you're afraid to get hit, forget it.” PeopleIfsKnowsMindForgetDoubtRingsBalletForget It Author:Kostya Tszyu
“When I served as US Ambassador to NATO in the 1970s, the center of gravity in Europe was France and Germany.” EuropeFranceGermanyGravityAmbassadorsNatoCenter Of Gravity Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“In 2003, at the time I made my "Old Europe" comment, the center of gravity in NATO and Europe had long since shifted to the East. With the former Warsaw Pact countries joining NATO, the alliance has a different mix today. Some people were sensitive about my comment because they thought it was a pejorative way of highlighting demographic realities. Apparently they felt it pointed a white light at a weakness in Europe - an aging population. Europe has come some distance since World War II in becoming Europe.” PeopleWorldWayLongMadeDifferentWarCountryRealityLightTodayFeltWhiteBecomingWeaknessEuropeDistanceAgingPopulationEastFormerSensitiveWar Of The WorldsCommentWorld War IiGravityWorld War IAlliancesJoiningNatoDemographicsPactWhite LightHighlightingWarsawCenter Of GravityAging PopulationWarsaw Pact Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“At 78 years old, I am not surprised at much anymore. Germany has taken divergent positions before, so has France, so has England, so has the US.” YearsTakenPositionEnglandFranceGermanyDivergent Author:Donald Rumsfeld