A writer doesn't really have much of a function on a movie set. Tom Stoppard functionmovieset Change image and share on social
The days of the digital watch are numbered. Tom Stoppard daydigitalnumber Change image and share on social
The printed word is no longer as in demand as when I was of the age of pupils or even at the age of the teachers teaching them. Tom Stoppard agedemandlong Change image and share on social
It is no light matter to put in jeopardy a single life when it is the very singularity of each life which underpins the idea of a just society. Tom Stoppard ideajeopardylife Change image and share on social
I want to support the whole idea of the humanities and teaching the humanities as being something that - even if it can't be quantitatively measured as other subjects - it's as fundamental to all education. Tom Stoppard educationfundamentalhumanity share on social
Honesty is seldom ingratiating and often discomfiting. Tom Stoppard discomfithonestyingratiate Change image and share on social
For me, human rights simply endorse a view of life and a set of moral values that are perfectly clear to an eight-year-old child. A child knows what is fair and isn't fair, and justice derives from that knowledge. Tom Stoppard childclearderive share on social
My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers. Tom Stoppard answerlifeprepare Change image and share on social
I am not somebody who meets a man or a woman somewhere and feels like that is an incredible character that I must write into a play. Tom Stoppard characterfeltincredible Change image and share on social
There are certain sorts of jokes which have only to do with the substitution of the unexpected word in a familiar context. If you translated something into French and then had it translated back into English by somebody who didn't know the original, you'd lose what was funny. Tom Stoppard backcontextenglish share on social
