--- title: "4 Stanley Kauffmann Quotes - Famous Writer (A world on film)" description: "Stanley Kauffmann was an American writer, editor, and critic of film and theater. Browse 4 Stanley Kauffmann quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stanley-kauffmann-86667.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Stanley Kauffmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stanley-kauffmann-86667.jpg) # Stanley Kauffmann (1916–2013) Writer United States **4** quotes in **38** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Stanley Kauffmann was a writer from the United States, best known for *A world on film*. ## Quick Facts About Stanley Kauffmann Born April 24, 1916 Died October 9, 2013 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works A world on film ## About Stanley Kauffmann Stanley Kauffmann was an American writer, editor, and critic of film and theater. ## Awards & Honors National Book Award George Polk Award Guggenheim Fellowship George Jean Nathan Award ## Quotes by Stanley Kauffmann > [The next great step of mankind is to step into the nature of his own mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-kauffmann/the-next-great-step-of-mankind-is-to-step-into-the-nature-of-his-own/) [Stanley Kauffmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-kauffmann/) [Mankind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mankind/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/stanley-kauffmann-72264_mankind_the-next-great-step-of-mankind-is-to-ste_561686.png) > [Meanwhile, however, what’s most bothersome about Pulp Fiction is its success. This is not to be mean-spirited about Tarantino himself; may he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-kauffmann/meanwhile-however-what-s-most-bothersome-about-pulp-fiction-is-its/) [Stanley Kauffmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-kauffmann/) [Abet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/stanley-kauffmann-72264_abet_meanwhile-however-what-s-most-bothersome_964965.png) > [ Religion and atheism will both survive it \[the musical Jesus Christ Superstar by Time Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-kauffmann/religion-and-atheism-will-both-survive-it-the-musical-jesus-christ/) [Stanley Kauffmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-kauffmann/) [Atheism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atheism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/stanley-kauffmann-72264_atheism_religion-and-atheism-will-both-survive-i_2131115.png) > [What is a memory? Not a storehouse, not a trunk in the attic, but an instrument that constantly refines the past into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-kauffmann/what-is-a-memory-not-a-storehouse-not-a-trunk-in-the-attic-but-an/) [Stanley Kauffmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-kauffmann/) [Acceptable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptable/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/stanley-kauffmann-72264_acceptable_what-is-a-memory-not-a-storehouse-not-a_3123471.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-kauffmann/#itemlist", "name": "Stanley Kauffmann Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The next great step of mankind is to step into the nature of his own mind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stanley Kauffmann" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-kauffmann/the-next-great-step-of-mankind-is-to-step-into-the-nature-of-his-own/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/stanley-kauffmann-72264_mankind_the-next-great-step-of-mankind-is-to-ste_561686.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/stanley-kauffmann-72264_mankind_the-next-great-step-of-mankind-is-to-ste_561686.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/stanley-kauffmann-72264_mankind_the-next-great-step-of-mankind-is-to-ste_561686.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The next great step of mankind is to step into the nature of his own mind.” — Stanley Kauffmann", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Meanwhile, however, what’s most bothersome about Pulp Fiction is its success. 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