“Writing isn’t about punctuation and how you lyric the text. It’s about the story you’re trying to sell. So never ever think that you’re less than just because you can’t string a sentence. There’s always somebody who can help you. Your story, that’s the important thing.”

~ Teddie Dahlin

“Never give up because from day to day, you could have good news, you could have bad news, you could have good news, you could have bad. And don’t let any one thing talk you out of going for it.” “Listen and learn and never give up.”

~ Martha Bolton and Wanda E. Brunstetter

“If you have a story sitting in your heart that is important to you, then you know that it’s unique. You know that it would benefit others. You should write that story. You should write that book.”

~ Qin Sun Stubis

“I did this little film on Super 8, did a little character in it, and stuck it on a projector. And the minute I turned that on, that little character that I drew turned around and looked at me. I was riveted. That was the singular moment in my life, and that little character seemed to come alive. I had made life. I created life.”

~ Bill Kroyer

“I like to say to students who want to get into this, that one of the things I’ve learned really hard is that every interview is an exchange of energy. And what you put out, you’re gonna get back. You know, it is definitely this exchange. And I said, if you watch the nightly news, you can always tell if the reporter is interested in this or not, just by the energy of the response.”

~ Rick Sebak

“Be honest with yourself and don’t take pictures that you’re told to take. Don’t take pictures of weddings or birthday parties if you don’t feel like it. You know, you have to take pictures of things that inspire you. That way it’ll look like something special instead of just a nice picture.”

~ David Arnoff