August Wilson Quotes

Scripts were rather scarce in 1968. We did a lot of Amiri Baraka's plays, the agitprop stuff he was writing. It was at a time when black student organizations were active on the campuses, so we were invited to the colleges around Pittsburgh and Ohio, and even as far away as Jackson, Mississippi.

August Wilson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeWritingBlackStudentFar Away

I so love the bad-boy look.

Jenna Morasca

LoveLookBad-Boy

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.

John Lennon

YouEarthBeatlesFactBastards

A healthy diet is a solution to many of our health-care problems. It's the most important solution.

John Mackey

ProblemsDietSolutionHealthyMost

I've never been to Prague, and I've never been to Russia.

Michael Cohen

NeverRussiaBeenPrague

The Galilee is a quiet place because people have to deliver on time; they don't have time to quarrel.

Stef Wertheimer

TimePeopleQuietPlaceBecause

Quest stories are about the oldest form of narrative there is, and they're also the perfect metaphor for life because we're all on a journey trying to figure out where we're going and who we are. 'Solomon Creed' is just doing it with more danger and guns involved.

Simon Toyne

LifeJourneyDoingTryingPerfect

I tend toward more adult fare, and I would love to do a voice in an animated film or something the boys could go see, but at a certain point, I made peace with myself about it.

Matt Bomer

LoveMyselfPeaceVoiceGoSee

I can't really envision a time when I'm not shooting something.

Martin Scorsese

TimeShootingSomethingEnvision

In this industry, you're so used to heartbreak because nine out of 10 times, you don't get what you want. But, that one out of 10 times, you do and it's just the best feeling in the world.

Josh Lawson

BestWorldYouFeelingWantOut

It is true that, when an entitlement begins to be enjoyed by people, they like to keep it.

Jon Kyl

PeopleTrueEntitlementKeepBegins

We want to protect freedom of speech, but it is not unlimited freedom of speech. There has always been rules around defamation, slander and libel, and in Victoria, we have effective rules on racial and religious vilification.

Denis Napthine

FreedomSpeechRulesWantProtect

A piece of my heart will always be in football, but my mind ended it.

Chris Borland

HeartFootballMindWillAlways

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