John Osborne Quotes

Heroes, whatever high ideas we may have of them, are mortal and not divine. We are all as God made us and many of us much worse.

John Osborne

Quotes to Explore

During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.

Kate Smith
- God
- America
- Presidential
I screen tested for 'The Tudors' in N.Y. That was my first experience of N.Y., being flown here to screen test with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. So I have very, very fond memories of New York – New York helped give me my first big break.

Natalie Dormer
- Experience
- Me
- Memories
A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.

Samuel Johnson
- May
- Man
- Nothing
The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.

Ian MacKaye
- Life
- Up
- Time
Efficiency in government is a more elusive concept than efficiency in the private economy, which may be measured relatively easily as output per units of input. What is the government's 'output?'

Nathan Myhrvold
When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment.

Umberto Eco