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Quote by Tom Stoppard

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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...

Eternity's a terrible thought

Eternity's a terrible thought

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.

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...

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

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

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

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...

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

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,...

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a...

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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?