Stephen Sondheim Quotes

“Slotted spoons don’t hold much soup...”

“Sometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood Others may decieve you You decide what’s good You decide alone But no one is alone”

“Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey But children will listen. Children will look to you For which way to turn, To learn what to be. Careful before you say, “Listen to me.” Children will listen.”

“You’re so nice. You’re not good, you’re not bad, You’re just nice. I’m not good, I’m not nice, I’m just right. I’m the witch. You’re the world.”

“People make mistakes, Holding to their own, Thinking they’re alone.”

“I was raised to be charming, not sincere. I didn’t ask to be born a King, and I am not perfect. I am only human.”

“Must it all be either less or more, Either plain or grand? Is it always “or”? Is it never “and”?”

“Oh if life were made of moments Even now and then a bad one--! But if life were only moments, Then you’d never know you had one.”

“Best to take the moment present As a present for the moment”

“Oh, if life were made of moments, Even now and then a bad one—! But if life were only moments, Then you’d never know you had one.”

“The difference between a cow and a bean is a bean can begin an adventure.”