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How I would describe my characters is absolutely...

How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.

Quote by Salma Hayek

A man never describes his own character so clearly as...

A man never describes his own character so clearly as when he describes another.

Quote by Jean Paul about character, man

Who knows God never describe Him, who does not, describe...

Who knows God never describe Him, who does not, describe Him.

Quote by Paulo Coelho about god

I can usually tell the difference between a short story...

I can usually tell the difference between a short story idea and a novel-length one when someone describes the idea to me.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about idea

I knew that a name didn't have to describe the music and...

I knew that a name didn't have to describe the music and yet the name becomes the music; the music goes with it.

Quote by Randy Bachman about music, name

There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about thinking, end

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as...

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office.

Quote by Dean Acheson about public

I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.

I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.

Quote by Ray Bradbury about future

I hadn't done many magical, fantastical children's films. When I saw pictures they drew, the look, that's when I really took the bait. I couldn't describe it. It's really cool.

Quote by Ralph Fiennes about children

The critic should describe, and not prescribe.

The critic should describe, and not prescribe.

Quote by Eugen Ionescu about literary critic

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe...

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

Quote by Franz Kafka about nothing, love

When you take your car to a mechanic because it makes a funny sound you will not be able to demonstrate it for the mechanic nor will you be able to describe.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars

A single picture has more bugs than be described with...

A single picture has more bugs than be described with thousand words.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the...

It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes.

Quote by Thomas Paine about god, devil, name, good, good luck

I want to describe the psychological state of the people...

I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city.

Quote by Orhan Pamuk about state, city, people

One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has...

Quote by Walter Pater about beauty, literary critic, common sense, sense, wisdom, art, magic, love

From the described experiment it is clear that the mere act of eating, the food even not reaching the stomach, determines the stimulation of the gastric glands.

Quote by Ivan Pavlov about food

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of...

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

Quote by Tennessee Williams about bad, people

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