Paddy Chayefsky Quotes

It's always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it's always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades.

Paddy Chayefsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 29, 1923 - August 1, 1981

Topics

DayWarHellFirstAlwaysLead

I always wanted to be the champion, and I had belief in myself that I could achieve it. But along the way, of course, you've also got to be a realist. You lose a couple of fights here and there, and you think maybe it's not going to happen.

Michael Bisping

MyselfChampionThinkYouLoseWay

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

Sophocles

SpeechOne ThingMuchThingAnother

The longer you remain silent, the longer you don't turn over documents, a presumption begins to build that you're withholding something. That's human nature. That may not be a legal presumption, but that's a common sense presumption.

Trey Gowdy

NatureLegalCommon SenseYouSilent

I've never used one word of profanity in front of my wife, or my daughter, or my granddaughter... or anybody else's wife.

Tommy Lasorda

DaughterWifeGranddaughterNever

A lot of cop shows, because they have the restraints of having a new case every episode, the victims often become these kind of nameless, faceless plot points, and as an audience we don't feel anything for those people.

Mireille Enos

PeopleFeelNewKindBecomePlot

When 'The Hummingbird's Daughter' came out, there was a certain backlash - 'Well, this isn't 'The Devil's Highway.'' That's just the way it goes.

Luis Alberto Urrea

DaughterDevilWayOutHighwayWell

During my career as an airline pilot, I had the opportunity to be a check and training captain. Part of this job was to train and test experienced pilots to ensure that they had the necessary knowledge and skills to safely and efficiently operate those magnificent big jets.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

OpportunityKnowledgeJobTraining

My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else's. That's my journey.

Drew Barrymore

LifeJourneyChoicesMy LifeGateway

The things the writers have me doing on 'Suburgatory' are insane. I think they think it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Cheryl Hines

ForgivenessMeThinkDoingAskThan

By Thursday morning, we'd gotten over the worst of it.

William Scranton

MorningWorstThursdayOverGotten

People think, because we're young, we aren't complex, but that's not true. We deal with life and love and broken hearts in the same way a woman a few years older might.

Rihanna

LifeLoveWomanBrokenPeopleThink

I think the biggest mistake people make is not believing in themselves enough.

Rich Piana

MistakePeopleThinkEnoughI Think

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