Arthur Quotes · Page 7

Most playwrights go wrong on the fifth word. When you start a play and you type 'Act one, scene one,' your writing…

— Meredith Willson

Charles Pierce, Bea Arthur, and I were like a terrible little trio.

— Millicent Martin

“Arthur had begun to understand with devastating clarity that the most valuable thing a human can do is commit to another human,…

— Winston Groom

That Arthur has not always existed seems odd to me. Like the wind on the moors and the wild winter stars, surely…

— Stephen R. Lawhead

[John F. Kennedy] was Arthur, the guy in the middle of the room with all the swords pointed at him. ... He…

— Chris Matthews

The car shot forward straight into the circle of light, and suddenly Arthur had a fairly clear idea of what infinity looked…

— Douglas Adams

Getting hold of illegal weapons is so easy that gun laws would not stop anyone who really wanted to kill. The gun…

— David Icke

You barbarians!' he yelled. 'I'll sue the council for every penny it's got! I'll have you hung, drawn and quartered! And whipped!…

— Douglas Adams

Recognizing happiness when it's lying at your feet, having the will and courage to reach down and take it in your arms--and…

— Marc Levy

I was less angry at [Carl] Armstrong, though I was angry at the people who came to his trial: Dan Ellsberg, who…

— Nat Hentoff

So this is it," said Arthur, "We are going to die." "Yes," said Ford, "except... no! Wait a minute!" He suddenly lunged…

— Douglas Adams

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

— Paul Simon

I loved literary science fiction. In fact, as a kid, when I was reading science fiction, I thought 'I can't wait for…

— Matt Groening

I was a dozy boy; I'd like to have been like James Dean, but I was more Arthur Askey - pathetically rebellious…

— Rupert Graves

Prescription: 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. Take ten pages, twice a day, til end of course.

— Diane Setterfield

I grew up on the South Island of New Zealand, in a city chosen and beloved by my parents for its proximity…

— Eleanor Catton

It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate…

— Frederick Buechner

I played with Arthur Godfrey for about a year and a half.

— Patsy Cline

I suppose I'm the only person who remembers one of the most exciting of his ballets-it's the fruit of an unlikely collaboration…

— Alan Bennett

I am very much out of my element here. There are moments, listening to the conversations going on around me, when I…

— Mary Roach

If God is supposed to be merciful,' [Arthur] retorted, 'I don't see why He shouldn't allow people to stumble into heaven, just…

— Anonymous

I felt instantly at home, and wanted only to dismiss Alistair, along with the rest of Justice Hall, that I might have…

— Laurie R. King

The pants come down. Most look shamefaced, but tha Arthur McBride is not the least bit shy about showing off his equipment,…

— L.A. Meyer

As a businessman, you have to trust people. To find two people who lied the way [Vick and Petrino] lied, that's unique…

— Bernard Marcus

I love Arthur Rubinstein, especially his live recordings. I think his Chopin Mazurkas, his interpretation of the Polonaises, and the Concertos of…

— Rafal Blechacz