August Wilson Quotes

I think the blues is the best literature that we as blacks have created since we've been here. I call it our 'sacred book.' What I've attempted to do is to mine that field, to mine those cultural ideas and attitudes and give them to my characters.

August Wilson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: playwright
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 27, 1945 - October 2, 2005

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I enjoy fighting, but my family says, 'Stop, no.'

Anderson Silva

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There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes - seize it, don't miss it.

Max Lucado

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Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

John Kenneth Galbraith

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I'm not one to pat myself on my back, but I have had a career for 20 years, and if people are interested in how I did it or if I can give any advice, then that's lovely.

Matthew Williamson

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It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive, civilized, but always evolving, society.

Sonia Sotomayor

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Transgender casting is a kind of literalism. It is the same with racial casting. This means that you can now only play Othello if you are black. There is something quite tainted about it. It is a form of racism in itself.

Steven Berkoff

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We are ready to train new Iraqi forces outside Iraq. We did it in Abu Dhabi.

Joschka Fischer

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As far as I'm concerned, it's no good being able to wail out smokin' leads if your rhythm chops hugg!

Dimebag Darrell

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I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin, to which I have dedicated and I shall continue to dedicate my work.

Chen-Ning Yang

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I don't feel that Chinese designers have reached the level of prominence that European or American designers have, but we've noticed in fashion schools in the U.S. and in England and we've seen how much the makeup of the students in the classes have changed there in the last five to 10 years.

Anna Wintour

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There are things you're supposed to learn in life. My biggest regret was terminating a pregnancy when I was about 18. Every day, I think about who that baby would be now; it still makes me sad.

Suzi Quatro

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Remember what I always say: people first, then money, then things.

Suze Orman

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