I adopted England as least as much as England adopted me. Tom Stoppard adoptengland Change image and share on social
I think I'm a difficult conventional writer. Tom Stoppard conventionaldifficultwriter Change image and share on social
A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. Tom Stoppard attitudecarriercatch Change image and share on social
I cannot say that I write with any social objective. One writes because one loves writing, really. Tom Stoppard loveobjectivesocial Change image and share on social
The idea that being human and having rights are equivalent - that rights are inherent - is unintelligible in a Darwinian world. Tom Stoppard darwinianequivalenthuman Change image and share on social
My father was a doctor in Moravia, in the south of the country. There were a number of Jewish doctors in the hospital there, and at a certain point - almost too late, really, but in time - they were all sent overseas by their employer. Tom Stoppard countrydoctoremployer 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
Theatre probably originated without texts, but by the time we get to the classical Greek period, theatre has become text-based. Tom Stoppard baseclassicalgreek Change image and share on social
If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it would have changed the history of music and of aviation. Tom Stoppard ageaviationbeethoven Change image and share on social
It was a different planet in 1967, the Broadway theatre. It had a little ashtray clamped to the back of every seat and the author got 10% of the gross. Tom Stoppard ashtrayauthorback Change image and share on social
