All Dalton Trumbo Quotes
- Nothing is bigger than life. There's nothing noble in death. What's noble about never seeing the sunshine again? What's noble about having your legs and… Arms
- Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular gift in that. Democracy… Business
- There are plenty of laws to protect guys' money even in war time but there's nothing on the books says a man's life's his own. Book
- You show me a politician with his heels ten feet in the air, and by Judas priest, Ill show you an honest politician. Air
- Bankers, nepotists, contracts and talkies: on four fingers one may count the leeches which have sucked a young and vigorous industry into paresis. Bankers
- I never considered the working class anything other than something to get out of. Class
- A good businessman never makes a contract unless he's sure he can carry it through, yet every fool on earth is perfectly willing to sign… Businessman
- The blacklist was a time of evil...no one on either side who survived it came through untouched by evil...[Looking] back on this time...it will do… Blacklist
- The only kind of love worth having is the kind that goes on living and laughing and fighting and loving. Fighting
- There's a game out there, and the stakes are high. And the guy who runs it figures the averages all day long and all night… All
- This blacklisting is going to collapse because it is rotten, immoral and illegal. I am one day going to be working openly in the motion… Any
- One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that occasionally you're obliged to act like one Act
- I will, proudly and by preference, do at least one picture a year for King Brothers, and I will try to make it the best… Best
- 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… Any
- Now listen, buddy, there are a few corny ideas you got to get out of your head if you're going to fly an airplane. Most… Airplane
- Numbers have dehumanized us. Over breakfast coffee we read of 40,000 American dead in Vietnam. Instead of vomiting, we reach for the toast. Our morning… American
- Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be… Brought
- The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people. Any
- Now the truth of the matter is that there are a lot of things people don't understand. Take the Einstein theory. Take taxes. Take love.… Einstein
- What's so noble about being dead? Dead
- If I were dead and buried And I heard your voice, Beneath the sod My heart of dust Would still rejoice. Beneath
- When one man says, “No, I won’t,” Rome begins to fear. Begins
- Then there was this freedom the little guys were always getting killed for. Was it freedom from another country? Freedom from work or disease or… Advance
- Hickory dickory dock my daddy’s nuts from shell shock. Humpty dumpty thought he was wise till gas came along and burned out his eyes. A… Along
- 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… Acceptance