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Agents are essential, because publishers will not read...

Agents are essential, because publishers will not read unsolicited manuscripts.

Quote by Jackie Collins about essential

I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither my agent nor my editors want to risk my brand by jumping genre.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about risk, commerce, writers

I don't have any signed contracts right now, but my...

I don't have any signed contracts right now, but my agent's out there shaking the bushes vigorously.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about rightness

CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle at stake here. The principle is that Dan Rather doesn't work for the police, and that people that speak to Dan Rather understand that he's a journalist and not...

Quote by Floyd Abrams about police, principle, journalism, work, people

Well, I have an agent who saw my videos and thought that I'd be good in movies. She's often sent scripts, and I told her the kinds of roles that I liked.

Quote by Erykah Badu about thinking, good, good luck

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a...

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.

Quote by Walter Bagehot

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing.

Quote by Henry B. Adams about press, purpose, nothing

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a...

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

Quote by John Adams about power, liberty, self-control, thinking

I was surprised that my wife thought it was a good idea, then again with my agent, another woman, then my editor, another woman - in spite of the fact that all three of them reacted positively I still have this fear.

Quote by Michael Chabon about woman, wife, fear, idea, thinking, good, good luck

My agent lived in New York for over twenty years and like most people who are adopted New Yorkers she's very passionate about the city. Also, she has a particular interest in this period, especially of golden age Hollywood films.

Quote by Michael Chabon about city, interest, age, olderness, people

I went there and helped him shuffle pictures of people, and one of the agents asked me if I was interested in acting. Of course, I was a little bit interested in it; I'm sure that's part of the reason I moved to L.A. even though I never admitted...

Quote by Josh Duhamel about reason, people

When I first came to Hollywood I was told to go out with an agent because it was good for my career. So I went to a party with him because it was good for my 'career. ' Well, he thought the whole thing was a big date. Needless to say, I was very...

Quote by Salma Hayek about career, good, good luck, thinking, things

The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.

The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.

Quote by Herodotus about faith, eyes, man

Every time I try to retire, or even think of retiring...

Every time I try to retire, or even think of retiring from acting, my agent comes up with a script.

Quote by Anthony Hopkins about irony, time

An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets...

An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.

Quote by Elton John about actors, people

Maternal instinct is stronger than any force known except...

Maternal instinct is stronger than any force known except an IRS collection agent.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about mother, instinct, force, police

The United Nations cannot do anything, and never could, it is not an animate entity or agent, it is a place, a stage, a forum and a shrine. a place to which powerful people can repair when they are fearful about the course on which their own...

Quote by Conor Cruise O'Brien about nation, people

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided...

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship.

Quote by Sara Paretsky about books

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are. d

Quote by Sara Paretsky about literary critic, name

I've been in the industry from the age of 9, so I have an...

I've been in the industry from the age of 9, so I have an agent. That's how you get auditions.

Quote by Christopher Parker about economy, age, olderness, contentment

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