23 Quotes & Sayings By Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon, the pen name of Alfred C. Tobin (September 13, 1913 - January 5, 2005), was an American screenwriter and novelist. He is noted for his work in the adventure and mystery genres and for writing screenplays for such films as "A Star Is Born" (1954), "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), "The Ten Commandments" (1956), "I Want to Live!" (1958), and "Slaughterhouse-Five" (1972). He also wrote the original screenplay for the popular film "Harold and Maude" (1971) Read more

Sheldon won four Academy Awards during his career, including Best Original Screenplay for "The Catered Affair". His screenplay adaptation of Herman Wouk's novel, "The Winds of War", was made into a successful TV miniseries in 1982.

Life is like a novel. It's filled with suspense. You...
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Life is like a novel. It's filled with suspense. You have no idea what is going to happen until you turn the page. Sidney Sheldon
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Because there was a hunger in me to see everything and do everything. I wanted to be everyone I saw. I wasn't enough for me. Can you understand that? Sidney Sheldon
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Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better. Sidney Sheldon
A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling...
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A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God. Sidney Sheldon
To be successful you need friends and to be very...
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To be successful you need friends and to be very successful you need enemies. Sidney Sheldon
The difference between a rebel and a patriot depends upon...
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The difference between a rebel and a patriot depends upon who is in power at the moment. Sidney Sheldon
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Just remember, when someone has an accent, it means that he knows one more language than you do. Sidney Sheldon
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It's coming face to face with death that magnifies the values of life force.. Sidney Sheldon
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Business is a game, played for fantastic stakes, and you're in competition with experts. If you want to win, you have to learn to be a master of the game. Sidney Sheldon
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Jamie enjoyed solitude, but loneliness was a constant ache. Sidney Sheldon
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I’m tired of the lies and the cheating, and the broken promises that were never meant to be kept. Sidney Sheldon
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Life is a cosmic grab-bag. At this moment, somewhere in the world, someone is losing a child, skiing down a mountain, having an orgasm, getting a haircut, lying on a bed of pain, singing on a stage, drowning, getting married, starving in a gutter. In the end, aren't we all that same person? An aeon is a thousand million years, and an aeon ago every atom in our bodies was a part of a star. Pay attention to me, God. We are all a part of your universe, and if we die, part of your universe dies with us. Sidney Sheldon
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I'm a woman. I have a right to change my mind. Sidney Sheldon
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Surely you’ve been sent from the heavens to teach us mortals what beauty is. Sidney Sheldon
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When you write a movie, you have a hundred collaborators. But when you write a novel, it's yours. Sidney Sheldon
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In the end, each of us is alone, but in the meantime, we must all huddle together to give one another comfort and warmth. Sidney Sheldon
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Not now. It's too late. It was always too late. Sidney Sheldon
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If you would seek to find yourselflook not in the mirrorfor there is but a shadow there' A stranger.... S I L E N I U S, ODES TO TRUTH Sidney Sheldon
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I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I'm using for locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I've visited over 90 countries thus far. Sidney Sheldon
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Women's value has been under-recognized for far too long. Sidney Sheldon
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The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live. Sidney Sheldon
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Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived. Sidney Sheldon