Abdoulaye Wade
Abdoulaye Wade

The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.

Abel Korzeniowski
Abel Korzeniowski

I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies something immature, unfinished, something entertaining for a moment before it becomes irrelevant.

Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams

We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

Abi Morgan
Abi Morgan

Of all the mediums, theatre is the one where you really need to have something to say - because it's just you, the words, and the space.

Abi Morgan
Abi Morgan

I understand this fear of the word 'feminism,' and I understand the fear of saying it because it becomes as divisive as 'sexism' has become. But I know a lot of male feminists.

Abi Morgan
Abi Morgan

I used to listen to 'Woman's Hour' every morning, but I've discovered that I can't have words on when I'm working.

Abi Morgan
Abi Morgan

Stage is the place of the playwright: you're guided by great actors and directors, but it's the playwright's word on the page that counts.

Abigail Spencer
Abigail Spencer

Gratefulness is a double-edged sword. Because I think we've poured it into a feeling. And the batter of gratitude gets kind of stuck to the edges of the Williams Sonoma melamine mixing bowl. But gratefulness, the act of being grateful is actually... a verb. It's an activity.

Abraham Cahan
Abraham Cahan

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.

Abraham Pais
Abraham Pais

I spent every night until four in the morning on my dissertation, until I came to the point when I could not write another word, not even the next letter. I went to bed. Eight o'clock the next morning I was up writing again.