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August Wilson Quotes

My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Blues Call Being Been Four Primary

We did this together. We, as a team, made history tonight.

History Together Team Made Tonight

I've just simply used what I've used because of the great, great expressive potential of it.

Great Potential Used Because Just

Children are primed to take in something of more moral value than they're getting. I know I'm blowing my own horn here, but 'E.T.' had value to it in terms of the feeling about yourself that you walked away with.

Melissa Mathison

Children Yourself Value You Moral

I saw my parents come over. They were immigrants, they had no money. My dad wore the same pair of shoes, I had some ugly clothes growing up, and I never had any privileges. In some ways, I think the person that I am now, I think it's good that I had that kind of tough upbringing.

Good Shoes Money I Am Ugly Parents

I think it's dynamite, the way my career has just kept moving, even when people didn't know it did. I made such interesting films, but, yeah, they're not necessarily the big movies that go to the supermarket. I don't need those movies, because I don't wanna do them.

People Moving Think Interesting Know

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Age Eye Keyhole Every Which Pasted

His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation remains extremely foreign to this day.

Time Day Struggle School Evening

I could speak Spanish fluently growing up, but I'm so out of practice, and I have such a tremendous respect for songwriting in the Spanish language.

Respect Practice Growing Up Speak Up

Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired.

Chemistry Inspired Level Being Avoid

I've never taken the easy route. I don't even know what that is!

Bozoma Saint John

Easy Know Never Even Route Taken

You might hold an ethical position that it's wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you want to keep them secret for practical reasons - to reduce casualties, perhaps - and someone asks you about those plans, you may need to lie for a 'good' outcome.

Good Lie War Someone You Wrong

When you write an article about anything, trolls use the comments to attack. They feel frustrated - but haters are losers. It's not good to feed this aspect. It's more intelligent to be constructive.

Good Feel Haters You Intelligent

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