Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen. Brad Meltzer beautyhappenstory Change image and share on social
Stories aren't the icing on the cake; they are the cake! Peter Guber cakeicestory Change image and share on social
Stories, as much as we like to talk about them, retrospectively, as emanations of theme or worldview or intention, occur primarily as technical objects when they're being written. Or at least they do for me. They're the result of thousands of decisions made at speed during revision. George Saunders decisionemanationintention share on social
Stories, as we're taught in journalism school early on, are told through people. Those stories make our documentaries powerful. You can explore someone's culture, you can explore their experience, you can explore an issue through human beings who are going through it. Soledad O'Brien beingculturedocumentary share on social
Stories can bring alive the moral universe in a very vivid, useful, engaging way. Morris Gleitzman alivebringengage Change image and share on social
Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger. Ben Okri bigconquerfear Change image and share on social
Stories can encourage us and embolden us to face ourselves and to feel. Stories can make us feel less alone. If we're reading a story that moves us, we can feel that emotion that I feel towards my father or mother or girlfriend. So they can give us late-night company. Tim O'Brien companyemboldenemotion share on social
Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about. Bernie Siegel arguechangegive Change image and share on social
Stories come and go. The challenge is to frame the questions that voters will be asking on polling day, such as who has avoided a global depression and worked here to deliver jobs. Douglas Alexander avoidchallengeday Change image and share on social
Stories come from other shows at other studios where only 2,000 rounds were actually used and the money for the other 3,000 went right into the studio pockets. Corners were cut and that production suffered. Knock wood, that hasn't happened to us. Vic Morrow 000cornercut share on social
