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John Ford: Nice philosophy<br>May tolerate...

John Ford: Nice philosophy
May tolerate...

Nice philosophy
May tolerate unlikely arguments,
But heaven admits no jest.


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John Ford: Busy opinion is...

John Ford: Busy opinion is...

Busy opinion is an idle fool.

Source: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, act 1, sc. 1,...

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Beth Henley: And all writing...

Beth Henley: And all writing...

And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it...

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Edmond Rostand: The dream, alone,...

Edmond Rostand: The dream, alone,...

The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life, without a dream?

Source: La...

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Alan Bennett: Definition of a...

Alan Bennett: Definition of a...

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they...

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Alan Bennett: We started trying...

Alan Bennett: We started trying...

We started trying to set up a small anarchist community, but the people wouldn't obey the...

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George S Kaufman: I thought the...

George S Kaufman: I thought the...

I thought the play was frightful but I saw it under particularly unfortunate circumstances. The curtain was...

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Alan Jay Lerner: All I want...

Alan Jay Lerner: All I want...

All I want is a room somewhere,
Far away from the cold night air;
With one enormous chair . . .
Oh, wouldn't...

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan: He is indebted...

Richard Brinsley Sheridan: He is indebted...

He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts.

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John Vanbrugh: Thinking is to...

John Vanbrugh: Thinking is to...

Thinking is to me the greatest fatigue in the world.

Source: The Relapse,...

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Jules Renard: Writing is the...

Jules Renard: Writing is the...

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

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Tennessee Williams: When I stop...

Tennessee Williams: When I stop...

When I stop [working] the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm...

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Brendan Behan: It's not that...

Brendan Behan: It's not that...

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and...

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Brendan Behan: I have never...

Brendan Behan: I have never...

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.

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John Fletcher: Let's meet and...

John Fletcher: Let's meet and...

Let's meet and either do or die.

Source: 'The Island Princess'
-- John Fletcher,...

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Emily Dickinson: I cannot live...

Emily Dickinson: I cannot live...

I cannot live with You --
It would be Life --
And Life is over there --
Behind the...

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Beatrice Potter Webb: So much perfection...

Beatrice Potter Webb: So much perfection...

So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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In liberal democracy...

In liberal democracy...

In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and...

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The essence of...

The essence of...

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

Source: In Time, 19...

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Most ballet teachers...

Most ballet teachers...

Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be...

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