William Vaughn Moody quotes

“Gigantic, willful, young, Chicago sitteth at the northwest gates.”
-- William Vaughn Moody

Source : William Vaughn Moody (1901). “Gloucester Moors and Other Poems”

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“Passion is power, And, kindly tempered, saves. All things declare Struggle hath deeper peace than sleep can bring.”
-- William Vaughn Moody

Source : William Vaughn Moody, John Mattews Manly (1912). “The Poems and Plays of William Vaughn Moody: With an Introduction by John M. Manly ...”

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“The roaring street is hung for miles With fierce electric fire.”
-- William Vaughn Moody

Source : William Vaughn Moody (1901). “Gloucester Moors and Other Poems”

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“I'm conflicted with theater in the city because you want to reach a diverse audience, and that audience doesn't typically go to the theater.”

Source : Interview with William Van Meter, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 26, 2013.

“Defend Paris to the last, destroy all bridges over the Seine and devastate the city.”

“They've hung everything on me except the Chicago fire.”

“Remember, no matter how hard your life is right now, it would be worse if a song by Chicago was playing.”

“Bud Johnson, God rest his soul of fame, a tenor saxophonist. Bud was always a big, big, big booster of mine and he always when I first met Bud in Pittsburgh when he came through there, he heard me sing and he wanted me to come to Chicago.”

“I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though youre poking fun at someone or something, theres still an affection for it.”

“I'm young but I'm not stupid.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“A young man with a very good past. [Fr., Un jeune homme d'un bien beau passe.]”

“If you're going to be a myth or want to be a myth, you'd better die young.”

“I have only really gotten by with playing versions of myself as most young actors do.”