From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts. — Tom Stoppard
I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. — Tom Stoppard
If it hangs on a wall it’s a painting, and if you can walk around it it’s a sculpture. — Tom Stoppard
James joyce – an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice to be universally recognized. — Tom Stoppard
The house of lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe – responsibility without power — Tom Stoppard
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