Lillian Hellman Quotes

Unjust. How many times I've used that word, scolded myself with it. All I mean by it now is that I don't have the final courage to say that I refuse to preside over violations against myself, and to hell with justice.

Lillian Hellman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 20, 1905 - June 30, 1984

Topics

CourageJusticeMyselfHellNowSay

New York is where you go to catch a big fish.

Jessica Cutler

New YorkFishYouGoNewBig

Wellington Webb was one of the most significant mayors of the latter half of the 20th century. His natural political instincts are almost unrivaled.

John Hickenlooper

PoliticalHalfNaturalInstinctsHis

I take life very seriously. I can laugh at it, because what else can you do? But it's a hard daily battle.

Sue Townsend

LifeDailyBattleLaughYouI Can

I'm an engineer by trade, and what engineers do is they go and build, and they don't think a lot about storytelling.

Travis Kalanick

ThinkEngineersBuildStorytelling

When you work extra, you should be paid extra. That's what the Fair Labor Standards Act said. And I've met so many people who are working 60-70 hours a week, and they are effectively working 20 hours for free because they are making a little bit above the minimum wage, because the 2004 regulation enables employers to do that. That's not fair.

Tom Perez

WorkPeopleFreeWeekYouLabor

When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.

Robert Downey, Jr.

GoodYouTroubleMoreTerribleThan

The first people I ever saw were probably Little Richard and Gene Vincent.

Roy Wood

PeopleFirstLittleSawEverWere

I always wanted to be an independent maverick, writing plays and putting them on myself.

Christian McKay

MyselfWritingIndependentAlways

It would be ridiculous for me to say I am unlucky, but, like any other family and any other girl, I've had my ups and downs.

Poppy Delevingne

FamilyGirlI AmMeUps And Downs

I want to stay in the ocean. I'm not going to be able to do that from some holding cell in Japan.

Paul Watson

OceanWantStayGoingJapanAble

My biggest fear in life is fear.

Sheryl Lee

LifeFearBiggest

In this system, I've always played in the position behind the striker. I also don't enjoy being classed as a striker - I don't see myself as one.

Thomas Muller

MyselfEnjoyAlwaysSeeSystemAlso

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