Thornton Wilder Quotes

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.

Thornton Wilder

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HomePrideEnvyEveryAvarice

A translation is no translation, he said, unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.

John Millington Synge

MusicWordsYouSaidWillGive

I don't know what I'd do if I had to look pretty all the time.

Shirley Henderson

TimeLookKnowPrettyHad

There are many, many people who have lost 100 pounds and kept it off.

Robert Atkins

PeopleLostOffWhoManyPounds

I mean, do you really think Paul Krugman is checking his Twitter account every day to read what I write? Of course not. Every other day maybe, but not every day.

Michael Showalter

DayThinkYouEvery DayMeanWrite

I am what would be called a 'mainstream feminist,' not a radical feminist.

Joyce Carol Oates

I AmWouldRadicalFeministAm

But I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events.

Diane Wakoski

GoodPoetryThinkEventsWordVenue

One of the things I always tell people is that when it comes to fighting and fight week, then I'm there for one purpose, and that's to fight and get the hell out of dodge.

Demetrious Johnson

PurposeFightPeopleHellFighting

If you turn down work because you are frightened of getting typecast, you'll never do anything good.

Colin Baker

WorkGoodYouDownNeverTurn

I'm near the beach, and I'm definitely a beach bum. For me, going to training and then going to the beach is kind of an escape for me to get away from everything and relax. It's really done wonders for me.

Brendan Schaub

BeachTrainingMeRelaxDoneEscape

I credit my singing to my mom because she didn't give me a binky when I was a baby. I cried and screamed for the first six months - my mom would say four years of my life - and I developed wonderful lungs.

Auli'i Cravalho

LifeMeBabyMomSingingMy Life

When I wrote Living in the Light, I wanted to share about how I live my own life and to encourage people to tap into their own inner wisdom.

Shakti Gawain

LifeLiveWisdomLightPeopleOwn

Electronic music has definitely taken over America. There is more and more interaction with hip hop.

Thomas Bangalter

MusicAmericaMoreOverInteraction

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