Themes Quotes

236 quotes by 219 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
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
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
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
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
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
Most of the time when "universal" is used, it's just a euphamism for "white"; white themes, white significance, white culture. — Merle Woo
The winds that blow our billions away return burdened with themes of scorn and dispraise. — Garet Garrett
Men prominent in life are mostly hard to converse with. They lack small-talk, and at the same time one doesn't like to confront them with… — Max Beerbohm
Classical music's ability to translate emotional themes is fantastic. — Alan Price
I've explored a variety of directions and themes over the years. But I think in my painting you can see the signature of one artist,… — Helen Frankenthaler
I think that one of the compelling themes of fiction is this confrontation between good and evil. — William Styron
The fact is that certain themes cannot be celebrated in words, and tyranny is one of them. No one ever wrote a good book in… — George Orwell
Feminist art is not some tiny creek running off the great river of real art. It is not some crack in an otherwise flawless stone.… — Andrea Dworkin
I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John, for Britney Spears' 27th birthday and for the 'Circus' album she put out -… — Ron Ben-Israel
In economics, we borrowed from the Bourbons; in foreign policy, we drew on themes fashioned by the nomad warriors of the Eurasian steppes. In spiritual… — Barbara Ehrenreich

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