Shakespeare without Othello, Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet would be all too much like Hamlet without the prince.

Quote by Brand Blanshard

Topics: Character Quotes, Identity Quotes

Once the anchor of reason has been cut, one's craft may go anywhere. One may...

Once the anchor of reason has been cut, one's craft may go anywhere. One may...

Once the anchor of reason has been cut, one's craft may go anywhere. One may...

Once the anchor of reason has been cut, one's craft may go anywhere. One may...

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

The United States is not a nation to which peace is a necessity.

The United States is not a nation to which peace is a necessity.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found...

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found...

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of...

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of...

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

Necessity does the work of courage.

Necessity does the work of courage.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler...

Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler...

Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity

Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found...

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found...

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

Our necessities never equal our wants

Our necessities never equal our wants

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Necessity teaches all things

Necessity teaches all things

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...