Theme Quotes

698 quotes by 612 authors

I wanted to get back to my style of 20 years ago after a long period of exploring horror and fantasy themes. — Dario Argento
We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My… — Mary Kay Ash
Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in almost… — Chinua Achebe
If you look at the themes that he struck from the minute he started running for president through today, there is a very high level… — David Axelrod
There are millions and billions of atoms of memory of all kinds of musical themes in me. — Erykah Badu
Obviously death is a theme I'm fascinated by. — Alan Ball
'Dilbert' became popular during the downsizing of the '90s, and job security was a major theme of the strip. — Scott Adams
Close your eyes and place your finger on a map. Wherever it lands, that's the theme of the evening. So many times we settle for… — Mario Batali
I have a vision of artists putting into film, drama, literature, music, and paintings great themes and great characters from the Book of Mormon. — Ezra Taft Benson
If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea. — Elizabeth Bowen
However, there's no theme or concept behind Heathen, just a number of songs but somehow there is a thread that runs through it that is… — David Bowie
Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven varies the melody, harmony and… — Johannes Brahms
Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are… — Johannes Brahms
The comedian sticks as religiously to her theme as a dancer sticks to a diet. — Jo Brand
When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece… — Dave Brubeck
I believe the biggest themes of life are put into the best focus when held up against the very sharp light of mortality. — Mitch Albom
Fools are my theme, let satire be my song. — Lord Byron
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and… — Isabel Allende
My songs have always been frustrating themes, relationships that I've had. And now that I'm in love, I expect it to be really happy, or… — Kurt Cobain
I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do. — Tori Amos

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612 authors contributed a total of 698 Theme Quotes, led by these top contributors: