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Than Quotes by Tom Stoppard
- It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.
- A great production of a black comedy is better than a mediocre production of a comedy of errors.
- It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
- Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.
- You should not translate for more than two hours at a time. After that, you lose your edge, the language becomes clumsy, rigid.
- There are many, many more small theater spaces than there were when I was starting out.
- I like dialogue that is slightly more brittle than life. I have always admired and wished to write one of those 1940s film scripts where…
- It's better to be quotable than to be honest.
More Than Quotes
- I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling… — Hank Aaron
- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle