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Nikki Giovanni: It's not a...

Nikki Giovanni: It's not a...

It's not a ladder we're climbing, it's literature we're producing. . . . We cannot possibly leave it to history as a...

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Robert Louis Stevenson: Keep your fears...

Robert Louis Stevenson: Keep your fears...

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Source: In The...

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Ann (and Jane) Taylor: How pleasant it...

Ann (and Jane) Taylor: How pleasant it...

How pleasant it is, at the end of the day,
No follies to have to repent;
But reflect on the past, and be able to...

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Louise Erdrich: You know, some...

Louise Erdrich: You know, some...

You know, some people fall right through the hole in their lives. It's invisible, but they come to it after time,...

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Lillian Hellman: If I had...

Lillian Hellman: If I had...

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or...

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William Gilbert: You've no idea...

William Gilbert: You've no idea...

You've no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself -- and how little I deserve it.

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August Wilson: I found out...

August Wilson: I found out...

I found out life's hard but it ain't impossible.

Source: West, in Two Trains...

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Terence: The nature of...

Terence: The nature of...

The nature of all men is so formed that they see and discriminate in the affairs of others, much better than in their...

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Marsha Norman: Success is always...

Marsha Norman: Success is always...

Success is always something that you have to recover from.

Source: Interviews with...

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Edmond Rostand: I recoil, overcome...

Edmond Rostand: I recoil, overcome...

I recoil, overcome with the glory of my rosy hue and the knowledge that I, a mere cock, have made the sun...

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Philip Massinger: He that would...

Philip Massinger: He that would...

He that would govern others, first should be
The master of himself.


Source:...

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Jean Racine: A single word...

Jean Racine: A single word...

A single word often betrays a great design.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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George Farquhar: Those who know...

George Farquhar: Those who know...

Those who know the least obey the best.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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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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Luis Bunuel: Fortunately, somewhere between...

Luis Bunuel: Fortunately, somewhere between...

Fortunately, somewhere between chance and mystery lies imagination, the only thing that protects our freedom, despite...

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Peter Ustinov: The truth is...

Peter Ustinov: The truth is...

The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.

Source: International Herald...

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Peter Ustinov: I'm convinced there's...

Peter Ustinov: I'm convinced there's...

I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to...

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Peter Ustinov: I am an...

Peter Ustinov: I am an...

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place...

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Peter Ustinov: There are no...

Peter Ustinov: There are no...

There are no old men any more. Playboy and Penthouse have between them made an ideal of eternal adolescence, sunburnt...

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Jackie Gleason: I have a...

Jackie Gleason: I have a...

I have a 'Play the melody' philosophy. It means don't over-arrange, don't make life difficult. Just play the melody --...

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