If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it would have changed the history of music, and of aviation.

Quote by Tom Stoppard

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Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall it's...

It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall it's...

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to...

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to...

Nothing lasts for ever but the Earth and sky.

Nothing lasts for ever but the Earth and sky.

Im sure now that grieving and healing are the same thing sometimes, and magic and...

Im sure now that grieving and healing are the same thing sometimes, and magic and...

One should rather die than be betrayed. There is no deceit in death. It delivers...

One should rather die than be betrayed. There is no deceit in death. It delivers...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...