To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

- Confucius

I had written children's books for 14 years before I published 'Wicked.' And none of them were poorly reviewed, and none of them sold enough for me to be able to buy a bed.

- Gregory Maguire

Nothing is so good that impious and sacrilegious and wicked people cannot contort its proper benefit into evil.

- Giordano Bruno

Ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead.

- E. Y. Harburg

All things truly wicked start from innocence.

- Ernest Hemingway

Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked.

- Ed Sheeran

The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories.

- Ed Sheeran

I'm a wicked ping-pong player.

- David Baldacci

So many people have told me that 'Wicked' is their first musical ever and that they're hooked for life. I'm like, 'Wow, you really got it right when you picked this show to be your first one.'

- Colin Donnell

I don't want to play everything. So I'll seek out roles that I'll say, 'This is edgy. This is fun. This is wicked. This suits me.'

- Charlotte Rampling

Somebody with Debbie Reynolds' features doesn't get cast as the Wicked Witch.

- Alan Rickman

There is something sad about malevolence, to be wicked. I have always tried to make that come across in the villains I have played.

- Christopher Lee

If all the world hated you, and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.

- Charlotte Bronte

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

- Charlie Chaplin

When may a revival be expected? When the wickedness of the wicked grieves and distresses the Christian.

- Billy Sunday

I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing.

- Antisthenes

Adam Lambert is one of my best friends. I've known him since he was an understudy in 'Wicked.' Such a doll.

- Alessandra Torresani

'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.

- Abbi Glines

I got heavily into the drum-and-bass scene, which is really wicked.

- Ajay Naidu

But as far as dream roles - I know this is so expected of me, but I would to play Elphaba in 'Wicked' on Broadway. I have a lot of dream roles, but that's like my main one because of the vocal track. I love belting high things!

- Ariana Grande