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Dalton Trumbo Quotes

Dalton Trumbo quotes

American Novelist December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976

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He was the future he was a perfect picture of the future and they were afraid to let anyone see what the future was like. Already they were looking ahead they were figuring the future and somewhere in the future they saw war. To fight the war they would need men and if men saw the future they wouldn't fight. Dalton Trumbo
A man doesn't say I will starve myself to death to keep from starving, or that he'd spend all of his money to save money. Why should he be willing to die for the privilege of living? Dalton Trumbo
What the hell does liberty mean anyhow? It's just a word like house or table or any other word. Only it's a special kind of word. A guy says house and he can point to a house to prove it. But a guy says come on let's fight for liberty and he can't show you liberty. He can't prove the thing he is talking about so how in the hell can he be telling you to fight for it? Dalton Trumbo
I am one day going to be working openly in the motion picture industry. When that day comes, I swear to you that I will never sign a term contract with any major studio. Dalton Trumbo
Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility. Dalton Trumbo
It will come with a rush and a roar and a shudder. It will come howling and laughing and shrieking and moaning. It will come so fast you can’t help yourself you will stretch out your arms to embrace it. You will feel it before it comes and you will tense yourself for acceptance and the earth which is your eternal bed will tremble at the moment of your union. Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo quote: "I never considered the working class anything other than..."
I never considered the working class anything other than something to get out of. Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo quote: "If I were dead and buried And I heard your voice, Beneath the..."
If I were dead and buried And I heard your voice, Beneath the sod My heart of dust Would still rejoice. Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo quote: "When one man says, “No, I won’t,” Rome begins to fear."
When one man says, “No, I won’t,” Rome begins to fear. Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo quote: "Privately, I believe in none of them. Neither do you...."
Privately, I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly, I believe in them all. Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo quote: "We'll free every slave in every town and region. Can anybody..."
We'll free every slave in every town and region. Can anybody get a bigger army than that? Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo quote: "I fought fire with oil."
I fought fire with oil. Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo quote: "What's so noble about being dead?"
What's so noble about being dead? Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo quote: "The only interesting thing that can happen in a Swiss bedroom..."
The only interesting thing that can happen in a Swiss bedroom is suffocation by feather mattress. Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo quote: "One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that..."
One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that occasionally you're obliged to act like one. Dalton Trumbo

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