If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonourable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.Epictetus
I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.Tom Stoppard
One of the attractions of translating 'Heroes' is that it's not the kind of play that I write. If it had been, I probably wouldn't have wanted to translate it. There are no one-liners. It's much more a truthful comedy than a play of dazzling wit.Tom Stoppard
I am not a mathematician, but I was aware that for centuries, mathematics was considered the queen of the sciences because it claimed certainty. It was grounded on some fundamental certainties - axioms - that led to others.Tom Stoppard
Very often in Chekhov, where he exhibits a little bit of human behavior that you recognize as true, you give a little laugh. It's like a reflex.Tom Stoppard
In the theater there is often a tension, almost a contradiction, between the way real people would think and behave, and a kind of imposed dramaticness.Tom Stoppard
From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.Tom Stoppard
