Famous quotes by Dramatists

DramatistsFrom ancient playwrights to contemporary theater makers, dramatists distill the tensions, hopes, and contradictions of human life into words meant for the stage. Their reflections reveal how dialogue shapes character, conflict fuels meaning, and silence speaks as loudly as speech. Their words offer insights on craft, creativity, society, and the fragile bonds between audience and performer. Whether you seek artistic guidance, historical perspective, or a spark of empathy, let these voices accompany your own, inviting you to look again at what moves us.
Small: Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are
Oscar Wilde
"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Children begin by loving their parents after a time they judge them rarely, if ever, do they forgive them
Oscar Wilde
"Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything
William Shakespeare
"Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course
William Shakespeare
"Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it
George Bernard Shaw
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
William Shakespeare
"When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between
Oscar Wilde
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance
Oscar Wilde
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation
Oscar Wilde
"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Its not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after
William Shakespeare
"Its not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage
George Bernard Shaw
"There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon t
William Shakespeare
"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: All great truths begin as blasphemies
George Bernard Shaw
"All great truths begin as blasphemies"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives
Oscar Wilde
"Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: The golden age is before us, not behind us
William Shakespeare
"The golden age is before us, not behind us"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered
William Shakespeare
"Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: Science never solves a problem without creating ten more
George Bernard Shaw
"Science never solves a problem without creating ten more"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul
Oscar Wilde
"Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: A light heart lives long
William Shakespeare
"A light heart lives long"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: Listen to many, speak to a few
William Shakespeare
"Listen to many, speak to a few"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell
George Bernard Shaw
"A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people
Oscar Wilde
"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Use every man after his desert, and who should scape whipping?
William Shakespeare
"Use every man after his desert, and who should scape whipping?"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: Success and failure are equally disastrous
"Success and failure are equally disastrous"
Tennessee Williams, Dramatist
Small: Were actors. Were the opposite of people
Tom Stoppard
"We're actors. We're the opposite of people"
Tom Stoppard, Dramatist
Small: The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast
Oscar Wilde
"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about
Oscar Wilde
"There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage
William Shakespeare
"There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: My pride fell with my fortunes
William Shakespeare
"My pride fell with my fortunes"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: Hell is empty and all the devils are here
William Shakespeare
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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