If fences don't work, why is there one around the White House? — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
“He was guarded behind a hundred fences of reserve and anger.” — Marion Zimmer Bradley Copy Share Image
“There are NO FENCES in this park, so your vehicle is your protection from the animals.” — Ryan Seek Copy Share Image
You'll see some great performances [in Fences]. And I'm not just saying that because I directed it either! You'll see! — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
I'm now the elder in the position of doling out wisdom and trying to mend fences. — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
If nowhere else, in the relation between Church and State, "good fences make good neighbors. — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
You deserve someone who would jump fences to be with you, not someone who is on the fence about being with you. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need. — William L. McKnight Copy Share Image
“The Dean liked to remind us that those fences were there to keep the Ticks out as much as to keep us… — Emily McKay Copy Share Image
I really wanted to show [in "fences"] a marriage that is working. Not perfect, but working. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I called Scott Rudin, and I told him I wanted to do the play [Fences], so that's how the ball got rolling.… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
[Rose from "Fences"] couldn't just jump out there. Not just because of economic reasons but because how she was looked at in… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
How hard it is to escape from places. However carefully one goes they hold you — you leave little bits of yourself… — Katherine Mansfield Copy Share Image
In 2009, Scott Rudin sent me August's [Wilson] original screenplay [Fences] and asked me what I wanted to do with it. He… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
For me, that was a hard scene [in "Fences"] to do twenty-something times, which (laughing), I counted. That was difficult, but once… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I read that Hollywood wanted to film Fences years ago with a white director, but [August] Wilson refused. He thought that the… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
“A common farm expression was, “If you don’t have anything else to do, you can fix fence.” Fences are like friendships. They… — Lawn Griffiths Copy Share Image
I stay away from heavy-handed stuff, the good guy and the bad guy. It just doesn't interest me; all it does is… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
I don't get into these petty things, Kentucky-Louisville. To me, it's nonsense... There will be people at Kentucky that will have a… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
The thing that happens is that politicians run on tough-on-crime rhetoric. You appeal to the public and say, 'Let's put more money… — Eugene Jarecki Copy Share Image
“Have you ever noticed how many fences there're getting to be? And the signs they got on them: no hunting, no hiking,… — Dalton Trumbo Copy Share Image
Fences, unlike punishments, clearly mark out the perimeters of any specified territory. Young children learn where it is permissible to play, because… — Jeanne Elium Copy Share Image
It just happened that we did [Fences] seven years ago on Broadway. Scott Rudin brought me August Wilson's original screenplay for it,… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
“People will insist on building high and wide barriers directly in your path, often with the intent of closing you in. If… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Some people build fences to keep people out; some people build fences to keep people in. — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
“Good fences make good neighbors I fool and his money are parted Make hay while the suneshines ” — DON'T REMEMBER Copy Share Image
Israel is becoming a fortress. Fences along the borders with Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria. — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
I went to a performing arts high school, we learned Shakespeare, I did 'Fences.' When you train, you can do anything. — Marlon Wayans Copy Share Image
“The one who breaks fences believes in freedom, no boundaries and universal browsing. Those who build them believe in setting rules for… — Sameh Elsayed Copy Share Image
I take the work seriously. Which is why I always swing for the fences whenever I voice a character. But that said,… — Jim Cummings Copy Share Image
“In a patriarchal society, one of the most important functions of the institution of the family is to make feel like a… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Just as “good fences make good neighbors,” clear delineations of responsibility can prevent the kind of turf battles that break down staff… — Duffy Robbins Copy Share Image
When I walked out on the mound, I felt enclosed. You see, I'd been used to playing on pastures, where when somebody… — Ted Lyons Copy Share Image
“He will not go behind his father's saying, And he likes having thought of it so well He says again, "Good fences… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
Ever wonder why people are so determined to reach for white picket fences, supposed normalcy, a nuclear family? Well, try growing up… — Chuck Eddy Copy Share Image
![“You'll see some great performances [in Fences]. And I'm not just saying that because I directed it either! You'll see!” quote by Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d30/denzel-washington-1345_fence_you-ll-see-some-great-performances-in-fe_624268.jpg)
![“I really wanted to show [in "fences"] a marriage that is working. Not perfect, but working.” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/db5/viola-davis-1174_fence_i-really-wanted-to-show-in-fences-a-marr_1429716.jpg)
![“I called Scott Rudin, and I told him I wanted to do the play [Fences], so that's how the ball got rolling. I never said, "I'll do the play, and the next year I'll do the film, I just wanted to do the play."” quote by Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd4/denzel-washington-1345_balls_i-called-scott-rudin-and-i-told-him-i-wa_1957318.jpg)
![“[Rose from "Fences"] couldn't just jump out there. Not just because of economic reasons but because how she was looked at in society at the time. There were a lot of factors that made you stay I guess.” quote by Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/967/denzel-washington-1345_economic_rose-from-fences-couldn-t-just-jump-out_1082420.jpg)
![“In 2009, Scott Rudin sent me August's [Wilson] original screenplay [Fences] and asked me what I wanted to do with it. He wanted to know if I wanted to act in it, direct it or produce it. I said, "Well, let me read it first."” quote by Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c2b/denzel-washington-1345_august_in-2009-scott-rudin-sent-me-august-s-wil_1954686.jpg)
![“For me, that was a hard scene [in "Fences"] to do twenty-something times, which (laughing), I counted. That was difficult, but once I did it, I felt like I could do anything.” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/afd/viola-davis-1174_difficult_for-me-that-was-a-hard-scene-in-fences-t_352378.jpg)
![“I read that Hollywood wanted to film Fences years ago with a white director, but [August] Wilson refused. He thought that the director needed to have lived the culture of black Americans.” quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cce/kareem-abdul-jabbar-1909_august_i-read-that-hollywood-wanted-to-film-fen_2057534.jpg)
![“It just happened that we did [Fences] seven years ago on Broadway. Scott Rudin brought me August Wilson's original screenplay for it, and I realized I hadn't read the play. So I read it. Then I realized that Troy (my character) was 53 - and I was 55 at the time. I realized I better hurry up! I…” quote by Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c64/denzel-washington-1345_august_it-just-happened-that-we-did-fences-seve_1828104.jpg)
