It seems pointless to be quoted if one isn't going to be qu… - Tom Stoppard

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It seems pointless to be quoted if one isn't going to be quotable … it's better to be quotable than honest.

Tom Stoppard

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Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL (born Tomáš Straussler; 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter, knighted in 1997.

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It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

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