Inherit the Wind
Jerome Lawrence
Top 10 Best Quotes
“All motion is relative. Maybe it's you who've moved away by standing still.”
“Progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it. Sometimes I think there's a man who sits behind a counter and says, "All right, you can have a telephone but you lose privacy and the charm of distance. Madam, you may vote but at a price. You lose the right to retreat behind the powder puff or your petticoat. Mister, you may conquer the air but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline. Henry Drummond, a character in Inherit the Wind”
“An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral. And the advance of man's knowledge is a greater miracle than all the sticks turned to snakes or the parting of the waters.”
“I don't swear just for the hell of it. Language is a poor enough means of communication. I think we should use all the words we've got. Besides, there are damn few words that anybody understands. Henry Drummond, a character in Inherit the Wind”
“When you lose the power to laugh, you lose your power to think straight.”
“The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool. College examinations notwithstanding, it takes a very smart fella to say "I don't know the answer!”
“Don't have any opinions. They're bad for business.”
“When you loose your power to laugh, you loose your power to think straight.”
“The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool.”
“A giant once lived in that body. But Matt Brady got lost. Because he was looking for God too high up and too far away.”
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Book Keywords:
courtroom-drama, laughter, life, faith, fool, judgement
