Fun, Frivolous, Famous, and Fearless Quotes . . . Food for your Soul!!

red-quotation-marks-vector-online-royalty-free-picture-435958Here we are again, searching through the online Quote Bag. Some of the gems I found are listed below.

Your respite into the world of famous and sometimes infamous quotes from a variety of personalities. Any one of these could prove motivation for that ad you’re working on, tweak your imagination, inspire you or just plain bring a smile to your face.

 

Charles Kettering Quote

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.” – Henry Ford

My stories run up and bite me on the leg. I respond by writing down everything that goes on during the bite.” — Ray Bradbury, the author of Twilight Zone’s 100th episode!

Ray Bradbury Title Card

From someone on Twitter:
It was the great Ray Bradbury, whom I interviewed as a young reporter and aspiring novelist going in five different directions at once and totally befuddled.  His simple advice to me:  “Write what you love to read.”

Rod Serling Quote

 

Mark Twain Quote

 

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”   – Albert Einstein

There have been three writers that most suit me: Rod Serling, Clifford Odets and Neil Simon. With Neil it was the humor and the rhythms. Odets, the staccato. But with Rod Serling, it was the anger, the defiance and fire. He brought such fire to everything he wrote.” — Jack Klugman

No knowledge of what went before. No understanding of what is now. No knowledge of what will be.  #ZoneQuotes #S3E14  “Five Characters in Search of an Exit” by Rod Serling

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” – Erich Frommred-quotation-marks-vector-online-royalty-free-picture-435958

 

 

 

 

Which ones ring true for you? Inspire you? Make you want to scratch your head and say “Huh?” Let me know in the comments.

Friday Fun Quotes: Advertising (well, not so much) & Others

This week I offer some different types of quotes that have more to do with writing and clarity, important to all writers. Still, some of these could also apply to speaking as well. The sources are varied as are their backgrounds and some are better known than others.

Nevertheless, take heed, take heart, and take a read . . . Enjoy, learn and then act accordingly. But, it’s Friday, so have Fun!

Quote

A sentence should never be cruel and unusual.— William Burton, Esq.

I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter.— Blaise Pascal, mathematician

Clarity begins at home.— Edie Schwager, speaker with the American Medical Writers Association

The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power of simplicity.— Robert Stuberg, author and speaker

I never write ‘metropolis’ for seven cents when I can write ‘city’ and get paid the same.— Mark Twain, author

When writing about science, don’t simplify the science; simplify the writing.— Julie Ann Miller, former editor of Science News 

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.— Winston Churchill, former British prime minister

If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.— Stephen King, author

All good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.— Anne Lamott, author

Good writing is clear thinking made visible.— William Wheeler, journalist and author

Easy reading is damn hard writing.— Nathaniel Hawthorne, author

No compulsion in the world is stronger than the urge to edit someone else’s document.— H. G. Wells, author

 

So which one or ones resonate with you? Drop me a line and let me know why.