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Thornton Wilder Quotes

A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings, is more arresting than any comment that can be made upon it.

Thornton Wilder

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Action More Human Pure Comment Made

I don't like to be involved in front-office stuff.

Involved Like Stuff

Bergman was courageous in choosing people to do things that they themselves might not expect to play.

People Play Things Expect Courageous

The best place to find material is in real life. I've always maintained that it's not until the mid-20s that you have enough of a life to draw from. There's nothing better for a comic than to go through some bad stuff - and some good stuff, like getting married.

Life Good Best Better Enough You

You need to have a life outside your career.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Life You Career Outside Need Your

As a Jew I am aware of how important the existence of Israel is for the survival of us all. And because I am proud of being Jewish, I am worried by the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in the world.

Steven Spielberg

I Am World Proud Survival Growing

Feminism... I think the simplest explanation, and one that captures the idea, is a song that Marlo Thomas sang, 'Free to be You and Me.'

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Me Song Free Think You Feminism

I was a paperboy first, then I worked at a movie theater. But I was a caddie at a golf club, which I didn't like. The people were so bougie and racist at times.

People Golf First Club Movie Theater

I'm not opposed to free trade if it's fair trade. But I am opposed to bad trade deals.

Martin O'Malley

I Am Free Bad Fair Free Trade Trade

Our goal is to desperately make the best products we can. We're not naive. We trust that if we're successful and we make good products, that people will like them. And we trust that if people like them, they'll buy them. And we figured out the operation and we're effective. We know what we're doing, so we'll make money, but it's a consequence.

Good Trust Best Money People Doing

It's very strange. I can't go anywhere without somebody stopping me, which is so cool that I get to connect to people that I never might've ever spoken to, or they have an impetus to speak to me. It's created a career that I wasn't sure if I'd ever really have.

People Me Cool Speak Career Go

My kids love anime, but I don't show them the really graphic stuff.

Love Show Kids Stuff Anime Really

I exist in agreement with all the weird chaos, destruction, and agony that is undoubtedly part of the texture of being alive.

Chaos Weird Alive Texture Agreement

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