Tom Stoppard on Knowledge
Browse 4 quotations attributed to Tom Stoppard, catalogued under knowledge, with dates where available.
This page displays 4 quotations attributed to Tom Stoppard and filed under "knowledge" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Tom Stoppard, entry #226999: "Arcadia - quotes analyzed; study guide with themes, character analyses, literary devices; teaching guide"
Attributed to Tom Stoppard, entry #230701: "It's the wanting to know that makes us matter."
4 Quotes by Tom Stoppard on Knowledge
"Arcadia - quotes analyzed; study guide with themes, character analyses, literary devices; teaching guide"
"It's the wanting to know that makes us matter."
"I learned three things in Zurich during the war. I wrote them down. Firstly, you're either a revolutionary or you're not, and if you're not you might as well be an artist as anything else. Secondly, if you can't be an artist, you might as well be a revolutionary. … I forget the third thing."
"Miss Frobisher smiles, with little cause that I know of. If Jesus of Nazareth had had before him the example of Miss Frobisher getting through the Latin degree papers of the London University Examinations Board he wouldn’t have had to fall back on camels and the eyes of needles, and Miss Frobisher’s name would be a delightful surprise to encounter in Matthew, Chapter 19; as would, even more surprisingly, the London University Examinations Board. Your name is not Miss Frobisher? What is your name? Miss Burton. I’m very sorry. I stand corrected. If Jesus of Nazareth had had before him the example of Miss Burton getting through the... Oh, dear, I hope it is not I who have made you cry."