Famous quotes by Playwrights

"When I was a boy, unconsciously, spontaneously, I learned the art of telling ironic stories"

Dario Fo, Playwright

"With comedy I can search for the profound"

Dario Fo, Playwright

"Real socialism is inside man. It wasn't born with Marx. It was in the communes of Italy in the Middle Ages. You can't say it is finished"

Dario Fo, Playwright

"Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible"

Dario Fo, Playwright

"To insure peace of mind, ignore the rules and regulations"

George Ade, Playwright

"The time to enjoy a European trip is about three weeks after unpacking"

George Ade, Playwright

"She was short on intellect, but long on shape"

George Ade, Playwright

"Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature"

George Ade, Playwright

"One man's poison ivy is another man's spinach"

George Ade, Playwright

"Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense"

George Ade, Playwright

"In the city, a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country, it is a form of popular entertainment"

George Ade, Playwright

"If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable"

George Ade, Playwright

"For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver"

George Ade, Playwright

"Do unto yourself as your neighbors do unto themselves, and look pleasant"

George Ade, Playwright

"Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry"

George Ade, Playwright

"After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity"

George Ade, Playwright

"A man never feels more important than when he receives a telegram containing more than ten words"

George Ade, Playwright

"A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative"

George Ade, Playwright

"The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The progress of the American Revolution has been so rapid, and such the alteration of manners, the blending of characters, and the new train of ideas that almost universally prevail, that the principles which animated to the noblest exertions have been nearly annihilated"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations, and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of civilization"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King himself and to endeavor by his personal influence to procure a favorable reception to this last address"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The extraordinary exertions of the colonies, in cooperation with British measures, against the French, in the late war, were acknowledged by the British Parliament to be more than adequate to their ability"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The defeat of the Americans in Canada and the advantages gained by the British arms in the Jerseys, and indeed for some months in every other quarter, gave to the royal cause an air of triumph"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The bulk of mankind have indeed, in all countries in their turn, been made the prey of ambition"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The British were indeed very far superior to the Americans in every respect necessary to military operations, except the revivified courage and resolution, the result of sudden success after despair"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"Public emergencies may require the hand of severity to fall heavily on those who are not personally guilty, but compassion prompts, and ever urges to milder methods"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"On the evening of December 25, General Washington in a most severe season crossed the Delaware with a part of his army, then reduced to less than 2000 men in the whole"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"General Washington had rather incautiously encamped the bulk of his army on Long Island - a large and plentiful district about two miles from the city of New York"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

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