Theme Quotes

698 quotes by 612 authors

There seems to be a theme running through the women I play. They take their circumstances and try to make the best of them. — Kim Raver
The systems approach to biology will be the dominant theme in medicine. — Leroy Hood
In a story, you have to have a theme and an angle, you have to have a beginning, middle and an end. You have to… — Dan Jenkins
I can remember hearing the theme tune to Dallas when I was supposed to be in bed. I would sneak down and try to watch… — Ashley Madekwe
Travelling childhoods are a common theme among actors. Army kids, embassy kids, travelling salesmen, clergy. Thing is, you learn about behaviour, that different places are… — Julianne Moore
Tween programming is so retro that the shows even have theme songs, something the quest for more commercial time drove out of prime-time television years… — Jonathan Dee
I can think of no other writer who so thoroughly embodies the Jamesian spirit as Alison Lurie. Like him she can excavate all the possibilities… — Edmund White
Countries around the world have their own immigration laws and methods of dealing with a recurring theme: desperate people searching for peace from volatile parts… — Al Sharpton
Preaching a series allows you to go into greater depth in the text, and spending several weeks on one theme allows the teaching to be… — John Ortberg
Maybe we like our politicians to appear like bumbling oafs. It certainly never did Ronald Reagan or George Bush any harm. The Italians still seem… — Rory Bremner
Editing is such a voyeuristic treat for me. I land on a theme and ask authors to pen works that fit the topic. — Alison Tyler
Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my thoughts,… — Siegfried Lenz
Our biggest single theme is trying to make the NIH work better with the same amount of money. — Harold E. Varmus
Innovation is the running theme and spirit of the policies adopted by the Chinese government, and it is the banner that we will always hold… — Li Keqiang
At first, my bedroom had flowers and yellow walls and huge furniture in plastic that was orange and green - and furry green bed cover… — Tove Lo
I set about seeking a thread, a theme, a style, in the realm of legend. Something that might allow me to give free rein to… — Leni Riefenstahl
At the time the world was all upside down. The American people were beginning to move around a lot. The old hometown ties had been… — John Gould
Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme. — John Carpenter
Let it be understood, in the first place, that a science fiction story must be an exposition of a scientific theme and it must be… — Hugo Gernsback
I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments. — Edmond H. Fischer

Who Wrote These Theme Quotes

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