Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life.
Louis Pasteur said, 'Chance favors the prepared mind.' If you're really engaged in the writing, you'll work yourself out of whatever jam you find yourself in.
I love Richard Yates, his work, and the novel, Revolutionary Road. It's a devastating novel.
A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.
The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.
My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.
There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around.
Our ties are deep and long-standing. We are dependent on each other. And no matter what the issue of the day, whether it be softwood lumber, whether it be a war in Iraq, we need to continue to work together.
We must also remember that our work is not done.
We want to look at how we would respond because, as hard as we work to prevent terrorist attacks here North America, if we have a catastrophic terrorist attack, it is the military that is going to have to go in at the request of civilian authorities.
I can tell you that the Canadian intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been providing outstanding co-operation with our intelligence and law enforcement agencies as we work together to track down terrorists here in North America and put them out of commission.
Chuck Norris doesn't need to understand the work of James Joyce; James Joyce needs to understand the work of Chuck Norris.
Get tough: don't work under pressure; work over pressure.
Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.
I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange.