Tom Stoppard Quotes

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Tom Stoppard

Profession : Dramatist

Birth : July 3, 1937

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

Tom Stoppard

I think I give the impression of being a romantic, and I think inside I'm quite severe. But some might say they had the opposite impression of me.

Tom Stoppard

Like almost everything else from the West, the Romantic Revolution arrived late in Russia.

Tom Stoppard

In January 1962, when I was the author of one and a half unperformed plays, I attended a student production of 'The Birthday Party' at the Victoria Rooms in Bristol. Just before it began, I realised that Harold Pinter was sitting in front of me.

Tom Stoppard

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

Tom Stoppard

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.

Tom Stoppard

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.

Tom Stoppard