Author: J. B. Priestley

Quotes

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age, I missed it coming and going.

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age, I missed it coming and going.

- J. B. Priestley

I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more and could do more than I could ever hope to know or do in half a dozen lifetimes.

I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more and could do more than I could ever hope to know or do in half a dozen lifetimes.

- J. B. Priestley

She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.

She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.

- J. B. Priestley

Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they're growing.

Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they're growing.

- J. B. Priestley

Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.

Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.

- J. B. Priestley

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

- J. B. Priestley

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

- J. B. Priestley

Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

- J. B. Priestley

If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then perhaps the death and despair will by degrees disappear.

If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then perhaps the death and despair will by degrees disappear.

- J. B. Priestley

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