Showing posts with label Thornton Wilder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thornton Wilder. Show all posts

Monday, April 18, 2016

Quote of the Day for 2016-04-18


"Wherever you come near the human race there's layers and layers of nonsense."

Thornton Wilder (1897-7975) Our Town, act 3 (1938)

Daughters of Revolution by Grant Wood (1932)
Daughters of Revolution by Grant Wood (1932)

Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Quote of the Day for 2016-02-03


"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow."

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) The Matchmaker, Act 4

Melinda and Bill Gates meet with women in Jamsaut, Bihar, India (March 23, 2011) Photo by Prashant Panjiar