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Theme Quotes

Sayings on the ideas that hold a story, a campaign, or a place together.

These quotes look at theme in different settings: the driving idea behind a political campaign, the tragedy woven through classic love stories, and even the design behind a theme park. See our Concept quotes for related thoughts.

My theme song is 'One Tin Soldier' by Coven.

Quotes by Adam McKay

I never have a clear goal or a theme when it comes to writing an album.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.

Quotes by Woodrow Wilson

It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.

Quotes by William Cowper

Concept Quotes

I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I've ever been on is at a casino in Nevada.

Quotes by Tia Carrere

The theme my generation explored was the relationship between capitalism and art.

Quotes by Takashi Murakami

I'm actually quite critical of the storytelling theme. I think all the storytellers are not storytellers.

Quotes by Stefan Sagmeister

I always try and come up with a clear theme when I'm making a videogame.

Quotes by Shigeru Miyamoto

A theme throughout my life has been the intergenerational relationships human beings have.

Quotes by Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Emotion Quotes

There are a lot of westerns that deal with people standing up for their principles, and that is the predominant theme that has been in my films.

Quotes by Rod Lurie

I've always thought abstractly - through theme and variations rather than narrative.

Quotes by Robert Wilson

Jerry Goldsmith's 'Voyager' theme is a brilliant reworking of the original material.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

Unity is Obama's theme.

Quotes by Robert Dallek

If there's an enduring theme in my work, it's probably the effects of class on American life.

Quotes by Richard Russo

Expression Quotes

Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.

Quotes by Richard Holbrooke

My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust.

Quotes by Rian Johnson

A piazza is not a plaza. The plaza is the theme park of the piazza; the plaza is the commercial version. A piazza is an empty space with no function. This is what Europeans understand.

Quotes by Renzo Piano

Emasculation does seem to be a theme in the roles that I choose.

Quotes by Patrick Wilson

The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn.

Quotes by Pat Metheny

Identity Quotes

In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy.

Nicholas Sparks

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of themes are covered in these quotes?
They range from the central promise of political campaigns to the recurring pairing of love and tragedy in storytelling, plus a lighter take on amusement park themes.
Is this page only about writing and storytelling?
No, it also touches on political messaging and entertainment, showing how the word theme applies to speeches, novels, and physical spaces like parks alike.
Why do love stories always seem to include tragedy?
One quote suggests that combining love with tragedy is close to a storytelling convention, since including some form of loss or conflict is what gives romantic narratives their weight.
What does 'trifling theme' mean in one of the older quotes?
It's an old-fashioned phrase describing a subject treated as unimportant or petty, used here to contrast with matters the speaker considers genuinely serious.
Where can I find more on how ideas get expressed creatively?
Our Expression quotes and Identity quotes pages dig further into how themes take shape in creative and personal work.

Explore how a theme carries Emotion, or browse our Expression quotes for more on how ideas get communicated.