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John Fletcher: Hit the nail...

John Fletcher: Hit the nail...

Hit the nail on the head.

Source: Love's Cure, Act ii. Sc. 1.
-- John Fletcher,...

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Brendan Behan: The most important...

Brendan Behan: The most important...

The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love...

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Samuel Foote: When house and...

Samuel Foote: When house and...

When house and land are gone and spent,
Then learning is most excellent.


Source:...

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George Bernard Shaw: What we want...

George Bernard Shaw: What we want...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the...

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George Bernard Shaw: You see things;...

George Bernard Shaw: You see things;...

You see things; and say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were and say 'Why not?'

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Louise A Bogan: Women have no...

Louise A Bogan: Women have no...

Women have no wilderness in them
They are provident instead
Content in the tight hot cell of their hearts
To...

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Louise A Bogan: Innocence of heart...

Louise A Bogan: Innocence of heart...

Innocence of heart and violence of feeling are necessary in any kind of superior achievement: The arts cannot exist...

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Louise A Bogan: I hope that...

Louise A Bogan: I hope that...

I hope that one or two immortal lyrics will come out of all this tumbling about.

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Ugo Betti: Mad' is a...

Ugo Betti: Mad' is a...

'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else.

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Christopher Isherwood: I'll bet Shakespeare...

Christopher Isherwood: I'll bet Shakespeare...

I'll bet Shakespeare compromised himself a lot; anybody who's in the entertainment industry does to some...

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May Sarton: The creative person,...

May Sarton: The creative person,...

The creative person, the person who moves from an irrational source of power, has to face the fact that this power...

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Nikki Giovanni: If now isn't...

Nikki Giovanni: If now isn't...

If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it.

Source: In...

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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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Titus Maccius Plautus: I much prefer...

Titus Maccius Plautus: I much prefer...

I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.

Source: In...

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Dodie Smith: For though he...

Dodie Smith: For though he...

For though he had very little Latin beyond Cave canem, he had, as a young dog, devoured Shakespeare (in a tasty...

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Marsha Norman: Dreams are illustrations...

Marsha Norman: Dreams are illustrations...

Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.

Source: The...

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Eugene Ionesco: Mediocrity is more...

Eugene Ionesco: Mediocrity is more...

Mediocrity is more dangerous in a critic than in a writer.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Menander: The person who...

Menander: The person who...

The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.

Source: In The...

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Menander: Man must be...

Menander: Man must be...

Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.

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Menander: No just person...

Menander: No just person...

No just person ever became quickly rich.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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