Thornton Wilder Quotes

The future author is one who discovers that language, the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language, will serve him in winning through to his way.

Thornton Wilder

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FutureWinningLanguageExploration

Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.

Joe Baca

GoodCharacterPathBrokenPeople

At the end of the day, the priority is to perform, and the priority is to know that even if women aren't in the spotlight or in the limelight the whole time, we're still bringing in results, and we're still doing what we do best. For me, I'm doing what I love: I love training, I love kayaking and racing, and I'm getting results. Life is good.

Jessica Fox

LifeLoveGoodWomenTimeBest

I've never been more than 9 years old.

Jerry Lewis

MoreNeverOldYearsBeenThan

When I'm not depressed, I draw strength and beauty from depression; when I am depressed, I find no such things.

Andrew Solomon

StrengthBeautyDepressionI AmFind

Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.

John Milton

ManYouTreasureHimTakeLeft

It became a question of do I want to be on a label where it could take three years to put out a record instead of putting out three records over the same period of time on my own.

Matthew Sweet

TimeThreeWantMy OwnQuestionOut

Teenagers are philosophers. They are thinking about the big things like existence and identity at a time when their identities are changing so fast.

Matt Haig

TimeIdentityThinkingFastBig

And it was out in the theaters in two weeks. This is not, 'We're going to develop twenty-five and maybe one's going to get made,' so the first three things I wrote got up on the screen and, good, bad or indifferent, I got to see them on their feet.

John Sayles

GoodFeetBadThreeFirstSee

The economic model was formed by the constraints that I had: a small space, relatively inexpensive building materials, relatively inexpensive investment, a very efficient service line or assembly line.

Steve Ells

ServiceSpaceBuildingSmallLine

The girl that introduced The Smiths' song 'Asleep' to me was an important musical influence that I met in college. From there it's been an ongoing journey of different bands at different times, introducing bands and songs to me.

Stephen Chbosky

GirlJourneyCollegeMeSongBeen

I know what I need to work on, and I know what I need to prove and to show, and that's all that matters.

Trae Young

WorkKnowProveMattersNeedShow

By having Spider-Man exist in the same universe as the Guardians of the Galaxy... C'mon, that opens up so many possibilities!

Jon Watts

UniversePossibilitiesGalaxySame

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