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

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

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...

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

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?

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

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,...

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Eternity's a terrible thought

Eternity's a terrible thought

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

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.

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

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.

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence