Thornton Wilder Quotes

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Thornton Wilder

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 17, 1897 - December 7, 1975

Topics

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Canadians need to start thinking of themselves as a petrostate, and they need to start thinking of the kinds of controls needed to protect the country from the excesses of oil.

Andrew Nikiforuk

StartThinkingCountryOilProtect

I loved playing Chandler. I grew up playing that part.

Matthew Perry

LovedUpPlayingPartGrew

Some people in my family achieved a lot, some people inherited a lot. But I turned my back on the whole thing.

Anna Chancellor

FamilyPeopleBackSome PeopleWhole

Tightness gets in the way of everything, except tightness.

Jeff Bridges

WayEverythingExceptGets

If you've ever felt like you aren't good enough, you're not alone. However, if you're not careful, those feelings can keep you from reaching your greatest potential.

Amy Morin

GoodAlonePotentialEnoughYou

There is no dispute that judges need a pay raise.

Robert Duncan

JudgesNeedPayRaiseDispute

It's great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.

Judd Nelson

WorkGreatJobPeopleYouMatter

The kids can't watch 'The Wire,' but there's great educational stuff for them to watch on TV if it is TV time. There are great apps on the iPad that are interactive and educational.

Jason Bateman

GreatTimeWatchKidsStuffiPad

Even the Republicans themselves have acknowledged they have a diversity problem. If you look at their autopsy report following the 2012 election, they have specifically said they would continue to lose presidential elections unless they address the problem that they have with their alienation of minority groups.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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Fashion today is available to everybody in a way that it's never been before: you've got every designer you've ever heard of working for H& or Target. That's fantastic.

Anna Wintour

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Most artists lose their voice, their hair, and their bands. That's not going to happen to me.

Prince

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History shows one important fact: the results of competitive special elections from Hawaii to New York are poor indicators of broader trends or future general election outcomes.

Pete Sessions

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