Will Thomas
Will Thomas
Will Thomas may refer to:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
commit conduct doctrine doctrines foolish infer man nature persons punish
To punish a man because we infer from the nature of some doctrine which he holds, or from the conduct of other persons who hold the same doctrines with him, that he will commit a crime, is persecution, and is, in every case, foolish and wicked.
english-composer music
Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.
english-composer man music
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
admit gets man wrong
When a man is wrong and won't admit it, he always gets angry.
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A man may be in as just possession of truth as of a city, and yet be forced to surrender.
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Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.
awake english-dramatist golden kiss smiles
Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, Smiles awake you when you rise.
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Arguments, like children, should be like the subject that begets them.
english-dramatist kings love principle traitor true
This principle is old, but true as fate, Kings may love treason, but the traitor hate.
decided sometime work
My grandfather, as I said, was industrious. He'd had a variety of jobs and decided sometime in the 1940s that he would never work for anyone. He was also a very independent man.
people
There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black.
public
Victory must be assured in advance. And the American public must be all for it from the outset.
art artist critics irrelevant million modern quote work
The No. 1 quote critics give me is, 'Thom, your work is irrelevant.' Now, that's a fascinating, fascinating comment. Yes, irrelevant to the little subculture, this microculture, of modern art. But here's the point: My art is relevant because it's relevant to 10 million people. That makes me the most relevant artist in this culture.
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The disintegration of the culture starts with the artist. I'm on a crusade to turn the tide in the arts, to restore dignity to the arts and, by extension, to the culture.