“I didn't do anything as active as deciding that I wanted to be a writer. For one thing, I didn't feel like I was the final authority on whether or not I was anything like a writer. (I'm a timid soul.) I just kept writing stories, because becoming a veterinarian seemed as if it involved too much dissection.” IfsFeelsWritingSoulStoriesWantedToo MuchOne ThingBecomingInvolvedAuthorityFinalsActiveWriting StoriesVeterinarianDissection Author:Kelly Link
“In Poland a man must be one thing: white or black, here or there, with us or against us -- clearly, openly, without hesitations. . . . We lack the liberal, democratic tradition rich in all its gradations. We have instead the tradition of struggle: the extreme situation, the final gesture.” MenBlackWhiteSituationStruggleRichOne ThingTraditionDemocraticFinalsExtremesGesturesHesitationPoland Author:Ryszard Kapuscinski
“From a writing standpoint, maybe television is a little more satisfying because it's not all hinging on one thing. You can experiment, week to week, and you can be a little narrower in your scope one week, and then be a little broader the next week. But with film, everything can look the way you want it to look. You can really sculpt the final product. So from a directorial standpoint, film is more satisfying. But, they're both forms of media that I'd like to keep involvement in.” WayWantWritingLooksLittlesFilmFormNextOne ThingWeekMediaTelevisionProductsFinalsExperimentsSatisfyingScopeInvolvementStandpointNext Week Author:Seth MacFarlane
“Because it's one thing when you - oh, I love this tune. But then when you go to sing it, it's got to have something really personal. Then down to 25, and then to pick the final ones I just picked the ones that were more personal, that had something to do with my life.” One ThingPicksFinalsTunes Author:Gloria Estefan
“I was very skeptical when he began, and there have been moments where I think he's shown absolute leadership, and I think the jury is out, still out. I haven't made any final decisions on him, but I've been surprised at times. I agree with him about one thing absolutely - George W. Bush said recently that he believed in prayer and exercise. So do I.” ThinkingHas BeensMadeSaidStillsMomentsPrayerDecisionOne ThingHavensExerciseAbsolutesAgreeFinalsSkepticalJury Author:Joe Eszterhas