Walt Disney
Animator, Film Producer
"In learning the art of storytelling by animation, I have discovered that language has an anatomy."
Storytelling quotes
Storytelling
159 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Mother Teresa
Missionary, Nun
"If I look at the mass I will never act."
Donald Davis
Author
"Storytelling is not what I do for a living - it is how I do all that I do while I am living."
Gary Vaynerchuk
Entrepreneur, Author
"Storytelling is by far the most underrated skill in business."
Malcolm Gladwell
Journalist, Author
"We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have an explanation for."
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"It would seem that the more irresponsible and crafty one is, the more likely one is to have a talent for storytelling."
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"When the storytelling goes bad in a society, the result is decadence."
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"We owe it to each other to tell stories."
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"The power of storytelling is exactly this: to bridge the gaps where everything else has crumbled."
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"Somewhere along the way one discovers that what one has to tell is not nearly so important as the telling itself."
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"The sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives."
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"The problem with memory is that is changes whatever it touches. It is never that accurate. As a result, I end up modifying and revising my own experiences. It's myth making."
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"Storytelling with music is a really powerful device."
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"I grew up on movie sets, getting to see storytelling happen up close."
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"I wouldn't trade anything for my story now."
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"What I like is not a particular genre, it's storytelling. There's a lot of great storytelling in jazz, and in folk and in country music."
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"You can make anything by writing."
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"My major allegiance has been to storytelling, not to history."
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"Storytelling is the game. It's what we all do."
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"No, the thing is, we all love storytelling, and as a writer you get to tell stories all the time."
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"This unceasing interplay between experience and narrative is a uniquely human attribute. We are the storytellers, the ones who put life into words."
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"To me, the AMC brand is great storytelling - they call it slow-burn storytelling."
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"The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling."
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"The storytelling in 'Doctor Who' is quite universal."
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"All you can do is show people...You tell stories that are true and compelling."
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