Author: William Inge

Quotes

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.

- William Inge

The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values.

The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values.

- William Inge

Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.

Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.

- William Inge

The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot.

The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot.

- William Inge

Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this, there is no mountain which it cannot remove.

Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this, there is no mountain which it cannot remove.

- William Inge

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.

- William Inge

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.

- William Inge

Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.

Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.

- William Inge

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction.

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction.

- William Inge

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