What a piece of work is a man lines written by Montaigne: However, rather than being a direct influence on Shakespeare, Montaigne may have merely been reacting to the same general atmosphere of the time, making the source of these lines one of context rather than direct influence. What a piece of work is a man "What a piece of work is man!" is a phrase within a soliloquy by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Hamlet is reflecting, at first admiringly, and then despairingly, on the human condition. The soliloquy, spoken in the play by Prince Hamlet to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act
What a Waste on both "Warts 'n' Audience" and "Straight from the Desk". Dury re-recorded the song with Curve in 1993 for the "Peace Together" album. The recording was also included on Curve's 2004 compilation album "The Way of Curve". Although the original single omits the exclamation mark, "What a Waste" is sometimes written with one, including on "Live! Warts 'n' Audience". Part of the bridge section of "What a Waste" was sampled by A Tribe Called Quest on their 1991 single "Can I Kick It?". What a Waste "What a Waste" is a song and single by Ian Dury and the Blockheads,