Proprietorial Quotes & Sayings

Every publisher or agent I've ever met told me the same thing - that Irish readers don't want to read about the bad old days of the Troubles; neither do the English and Americans - they only want to read about the Ireland of The Quiet Man, when red-haired widows are riding bicycles and everyone else is on a horse. — Adrian McKinty

Can it be, thought I, that my sole mission on earth is to destroy the hopes of others? Ever since I began to live and act, fate has somehow associated me with the last act of other people's tragedies, as if without me no one could either die or give way to despair! I have been the inevitable character who comes in at the final act, involuntarily playing the detestable role of the hangman or the traitor. What has been fate's object in all this? Has it destined me to be the author of middle-class tragedies and family romances
or a purveyor of tales for, say, the Reader's Library? Who knows? Are there not many who begin life by aspiring to end it like Alexander the Great, or Lord Byron, and yet remain petty civil servants all their lives? — Mikhail Lermontov

I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase 'freedom of the press' used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all. — Harold Wilson

He still knew how she moved. — Claudia Gray

I'll go over again and again until I've finally crossed to where he is — Ally Condie

I don't feel proprietorial about the problems of philosophy. History has taught us that many philosophical issues can grow up, leave home and live elsewhere. — Julian Baggini

And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he'd take away whatever things may hinder your salvation. — Moliere

Cindy is a terrific writer and has both a studied - and an intuitive - understanding of the best practices of no-hype, high results copywriting. — Steve Slaunwhite

Listen, I have a great affection and respect for Joe Biden. I think he's been a great vice president. He's taken on a lot of tough assignments for our administration. — David Axelrod

Normal is absolutely my least favorite word. — Carolyn Heilbrun

I'm a secretive bastard. I would never let anybody watch me painting ... it would be like somebody watching you have sex - painting is that personal to me. — Andrew Wyeth

Life is more than sunglasses and hit movies. Reality - that's the main event. — Sylvester Stallone

Maybe success comes from simply following one's destiny. — David Morehouse

Independence is great but real strength is being able to ask for help when you need it. — Tracey Ward