Laurence Housman Quotes

I had never thought of myself as a dramatist, and, for really good technical results, the thought came too late: a man of letters has become too wordy to write economically for the stage.

Laurence Housman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: playwright
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 18, 1865 - February 20, 1959

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I remember a nightfall from childhood, far from home and off the known track: I'd been walking with some older boys, but they ran off and left me, and as darkness hurried in, I suddenly realised how far from home I was.

John Burnside

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Everybody relates to having a dream.

Jennifer Aniston

DreamEverybodyHavingRelates

All I want a song to do is just to kind of present an idea.

John Mayer

SongPresentWantKindJustIdea

The reality is that we are hated not because of our democracy, freedoms, and generous social security system; rather, we are hated because of our involvement in foreign conflicts and quarrels that were never our concern.

Amir Butler

DemocracyRealitySecurityNever

I started my career as an actor, but I've been a director for 15 years now.

Tom Verica

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A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

Moliere

DogPetStandHouseWellLover

Though many have tried, no one has ever yet explained away the decisive fact that science, which can do so much, cannot decide what it ought to do.

Joseph Wood Krutch

ScienceDecideAwayCannotTried

Of all the plays in baseball, stealing home is by far the most exciting.

Cheech Marin

HomeBaseballStealingExcitingFar

The people who relate to Playboy, both readers and people who produce it, are not the way the critics think they are.

Christie Hefner

PeopleThinkWayCriticsReaders

If I had followed the multitude, I should not have studied philosophy.

Chrysippus

PhilosophyMultitudeShouldFollowed

There's no more exciting moment for me as a brand strategist than a turnaround.

Bozoma Saint John

MomentMeBrandMoreExcitingThan

I did a lot of theater as a kid because I had a bunch of friends who did it.

Bobby Moynihan

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