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Desk Quotes

Here’s what I love: I love sitting at my desk, staring at the blank screen, and beginning that conversation with my imaginary friends Picture Quote #1

There are problems that just end up being really hard and by definition the only problems that come to my desk are the ones that nobody else can solve Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I could ever have a desk job, so I get to be mobile. I’m on set. I get to walk around kind of doing my own thing, being independent - it’s just a really good vibe. Everyone on a film set is very happy, and they all love their jobs, so it’s a cool environment to be a part of Picture Quote #1

In the third grade, a nun stuffed me in a garbage can under her desk because she said that’s where I belonged. I also had the distinction of being the only altar boy knocked down by a priest during mass Picture Quote #1

When I’m sitting at the desk not being able to write line one, it’s silence and despair! It’s not so easy to put the pen to the legal pad or type the first sentence on the computer screen Picture Quote #1

The young student sits with his head bent over his books, and his mind straying in youth’s dreamland; where prose is prowling on the desk and poetry hiding in the heart Picture Quote #1

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One of the best Christmas presents I ever got was the globe that I now keep right beside my desk Picture Quote #1

My favourite place to write is at my desk in my house in the mountains of Crete. I produce more there because one big distraction is missing: the Internet Picture Quote #1

I’ve never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside Picture Quote #1

The biggest problem with working at a treadmill desk: the compulsion to announce constantly that you are working at a treadmill desk Picture Quote #1

Every writer has their rituals. For me, it’s morning walks along the beach. And then, in my study I have a huge painting of the Black Madonna hung over my desk, and quite a few pictures of Mary around me for inspiration Picture Quote #1

After ‘Radio Flyer,’ to this day, every family-oriented script or script with kid actors comes across my desk. That’s just Hollywood: you get pigeonholed, and it’s both a blessing and a curse, but you live with it Picture Quote #1

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I got you a present.Did you?It’s a book of poetry--romancy stuff. I thought, ‘How schmaltzy is that,’ so it seemed like the thing. Then I screwed up and left it in my desk at work Picture Quote #1

How I envy writers who can work on aeroplanes or in hotel rooms. On the run I can produce an article or a book review, or even a film script, but for fiction I must have my own desk, my own wall with my own postcards pinned to it, and my own window not to look out of Picture Quote #1

I was a library rat and a bookworm. I read all the time. I walked to school reading books. I read under my desk Picture Quote #1

The boy’s got problems, the boy’s got stress, the boy’s got a .38 hidden in his desk Picture Quote #1

You don’t have to work for Google, or any of the other firms encouraging staff to pursue personal projects on company time, to use slowness to unlock your creativity. Anyone can do it. Start by clearing space in your schedule for rest, daydreaming and serendipity. Take breaks away from your desk, especially when you get stuck on a problem Picture Quote #1

We have some breaking news from our dedicated kale coverage desk here at NPR.Starting now, Chick-fil-A has kale on its menu next to the spicy chicken sandwich and the waffle fries. It’s called the Superfood Side Picture Quote #1

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Dad was at his desk when I opened the door, doing what all British people do when they’re freaked out: drinking tea Picture Quote #1

To me, writing and composing are much more like painting, about colors and brushes; I don’t use a computer when I write, and I don’t use a piano. I’m at a desk writing, and it’s very broad strokes and notes as colors on a palette Picture Quote #1

My business partner and make-up artist Kim Jacob and I have employed every member of staff, decided where every desk in the office should go, tried every product on our faces Picture Quote #1

We are able to use technology to make it clear that someone’s car is available or a room in a home is accessible; that there is an available desk in an office someplace Picture Quote #1

You’ve got to create a dream. You’ve got to uphold the dream. If you can’t, go back to the factory or go back to the desk Picture Quote #1

I enjoy playing other people. It’s a great job and it’s challenging. I couldn’t do a desk job Picture Quote #1

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Depending on what I’m working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it’s as if another writer is on the scene Picture Quote #1

It’s pointless to have a nice clean desk, because it means you’re not doing anything Picture Quote #1

I am so organized that it’s dysfunctional. Everything has a place. I am a very visual person, so my environment is important to me. If my environment is messy, I can’t think clearly. I don’t like clutter. A clean desk is a clean mind for me Picture Quote #1

First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it Picture Quote #1

The desk thing is a problem for me. The ideal one would be vast and perfectly clear. Yet the bane of the biographical existence is paper; if you’re ‘an artist under oath’ you’re writing from a mountain of documentation Picture Quote #1

More and more of us feel like emergency-room physicians, permanently on call, required to heal ourselves but unable to find the prescription for all the clutter on our desk Picture Quote #1

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Here’s what I love: I love sitting at my desk, staring at the blank screen, and beginning that conversation with my imaginary friends. (Desk Quotes) There are problems that just end up being really hard and by definition the only problems that come to my desk are the ones that nobody else can solve. (Desk Quotes) I don’t think I could ever have a desk job, so I get to be mobile. I’m on set. I get to walk around kind of doing my own thing, being independent - it’s just a really good vibe. Everyone on a film set is very happy, and they all love their jobs, so it’s a cool environment to be a part of. (Desk Quotes) In the third grade, a nun stuffed me in a garbage can under her desk because she said that’s where I belonged. I also had the distinction of being the only altar boy knocked down by a priest during mass. (Desk Quotes) When I’m sitting at the desk not being able to write line one, it’s silence and despair! It’s not so easy to put the pen to the legal pad or type the first sentence on the computer screen. (Desk Quotes) The young student sits with his head bent over his books, and his mind straying in youth’s dreamland; where prose is prowling on the desk and poetry hiding in the heart. (Desk Quotes) One of the best Christmas presents I ever got was the globe that I now keep right beside my desk (Desk Quotes) My favourite place to write is at my desk in my house in the mountains of Crete. I produce more there because one big distraction is missing: the Internet. (Desk Quotes) I’ve never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside. (Desk Quotes) The biggest problem with working at a treadmill desk: the compulsion to announce constantly that you are working at a treadmill desk. (Desk Quotes) Every writer has their rituals. For me, it’s morning walks along the beach. And then, in my study I have a huge painting of the Black Madonna hung over my desk, and quite a few pictures of Mary around me for inspiration. (Desk Quotes) After ‘Radio Flyer,’ to this day, every family-oriented script or script with kid actors comes across my desk. That’s just Hollywood: you get pigeonholed, and it’s both a blessing and a curse, but you live with it. (Desk Quotes) I got you a present.Did you?It’s a book of poetry--romancy stuff. I thought, ‘How schmaltzy is that,’ so it seemed like the thing. Then I screwed up and left it in my desk at work (Desk Quotes) How I envy writers who can work on aeroplanes or in hotel rooms. On the run I can produce an article or a book review, or even a film script, but for fiction I must have my own desk, my own wall with my own postcards pinned to it, and my own window not to look out of. (Desk Quotes) I was a library rat and a bookworm. I read all the time. I walked to school reading books. I read under my desk. (Desk Quotes) The boy’s got problems, the boy’s got stress, the boy’s got a .38 hidden in his desk (Desk Quotes) You don’t have to work for Google, or any of the other firms encouraging staff to pursue personal projects on company time, to use slowness to unlock your creativity. Anyone can do it. Start by clearing space in your schedule for rest, daydreaming and serendipity. Take breaks away from your desk, especially when you get stuck on a problem. (Desk Quotes) We have some breaking news from our dedicated kale coverage desk here at NPR.Starting now, Chick-fil-A has kale on its menu next to the spicy chicken sandwich and the waffle fries. It’s called the Superfood Side. (Desk Quotes) Dad was at his desk when I opened the door, doing what all British people do when they’re freaked out: drinking tea. (Desk Quotes) To me, writing and composing are much more like painting, about colors and brushes; I don’t use a computer when I write, and I don’t use a piano. I’m at a desk writing, and it’s very broad strokes and notes as colors on a palette. (Desk Quotes) My business partner and make-up artist Kim Jacob and I have employed every member of staff, decided where every desk in the office should go, tried every product on our faces. (Desk Quotes) We are able to use technology to make it clear that someone’s car is available or a room in a home is accessible; that there is an available desk in an office someplace. (Desk Quotes) You’ve got to create a dream. You’ve got to uphold the dream. If you can’t, go back to the factory or go back to the desk. (Desk Quotes) I enjoy playing other people. It’s a great job and it’s challenging. I couldn’t do a desk job. (Desk Quotes) Depending on what I’m working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it’s as if another writer is on the scene. (Desk Quotes) It’s pointless to have a nice clean desk, because it means you’re not doing anything (Desk Quotes) I am so organized that it’s dysfunctional. Everything has a place. I am a very visual person, so my environment is important to me. If my environment is messy, I can’t think clearly. I don’t like clutter. A clean desk is a clean mind for me. (Desk Quotes) First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. (Desk Quotes) The desk thing is a problem for me. The ideal one would be vast and perfectly clear. Yet the bane of the biographical existence is paper; if you’re ‘an artist under oath’ you’re writing from a mountain of documentation. (Desk Quotes) More and more of us feel like emergency-room physicians, permanently on call, required to heal ourselves but unable to find the prescription for all the clutter on our desk. (Desk Quotes)

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