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Life is not a plot; it's in the details. ↗

I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I think this is what lifts a book from that early calculated, artificial stage. ↗

— Anne Tyler

#appearance #artificial #background #book #calculated

I generally leave the details of fiscal programs to the Administration and Congress. That's really their area of authority and responsibility, and I don't think it's appropriate for me to second guess. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#appropriate #area #authority #congress #details

We're still working out the details, but I'd be delighted to do the film. The problem at the moment is my busy schedule. Shooting on this film has been extended by a month, but I need to be in the U.S. by Dec. 20. ↗

— Zhang Ziyi

#busy #dec #delighted #details #extended

What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but, indifferent to details, it cares less to have them real than noble or, rather, grand and complete. ↗

— Alfred de Vigny

#along #cares #carries #civilization #complete

I worked every day there, so I knew all the details. But I needed only some proof. So the proof was photos. ↗

— Mordechai Vanunu

#details #every #every day #i #knew

Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that there's a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life. ↗

— Suzanne Vega

#almost #certain #complete #details #directly

By looking into more details of American history, we can make more sense of what's happening today. ↗

— Christoph Waltz

#american history #details #happening #history #into

Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture. ↗

— Ed Wood

#big #big picture #details #ever #filmmaking

If you don't understand the details of your business you are going to fail. ↗

— Jeff Bezos

#details #fail #going #understand #you