W. S. Gilbert
William Schwenck Gilbert was a London-born playwright, librettist, poet, and illustrator who worked across several creative and professional fields.
Born on 18 November 1836, Gilbert was educated at Great Ealing School and later at King's College London. He also qualified as a barrister, giving him a legal background that ran alongside his work as a writer and theatre professional. His roles over the course of his career extended to theatre director and cabaret performer, as well as screenwriter, reflecting the range of his professional activity.
As a writer, Gilbert produced work as a playwright, librettist, poet, and illustrator, and he used the English language throughout. He was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In recognition of his work, he received the honor of Knight Bachelor. He was born in London and died in London, at Grim's Dyke, on 29 May 1911, at the age of seventy-four.
Gilbert's career touched on law, poetry, illustration, theatrical writing, and stage direction. His identity across the record of his professional life was that of someone who worked in multiple forms — on the page as a poet and playwright, behind the scenes as a director, and in front of audiences as a performer — with the theatre and the written word as consistent features of his output.
Quotes by W. S. Gilbert
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The touchdown before the half we just said, 'We're just going to throw it up,' ... We wanted to take the pressure off Jake where he just had to deliver the ball. And he threw the ball really well. The kid, for his first start, really handled it well and did a nice job.
I think Drew is really light-hearted, really sweet, and really generous. Who she is as a person is way more important than who she is as a celebrity.
Every year's a new challenge. Every game's its own separate entity. We just have to work through every game. It's a learning experience. People get frustrated when we lose, but we've been here before. And this week's a challenge; we don't get a week off. It's 10 weeks of a meat-grinder, but that's they way we want it. We like games like this. Our kids play well in games like this.
Fatigue should play to our advantage. It went against us. Mentally, we were a step slow.
I think the 25th Amendment should have been invoked, ... There was a period of 10 to 15 hours where Ronald Reagan could not have responded to a crisis. He was out of communication. He was under anesthesia for three hours, then he was in the recovery room.
Five years ago he had a youthful look to him and he doesn't now. He now looks like a seasoned politician.
I love my fellow creatures -- I do all the good I can -- yet everybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!