Dramatist Quotes and aphorisms about state William Shakespeare George Bernard Shaw Anton Chekhov David Mamet ,, One person may need (or want) more leisure, another more work; one more adventure, another more sec... Tom Stoppard Tom Stoppard ,, The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the ... Tom Stoppard Pierre Corneille James Shirley Richard Steele