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I think that NATO is itself a war criminal. Harold Pinter
War NATO Think Criminal Itself
Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo. Harold Pinter
Government Press Status Status Quo League Most Quo
Occasionally it does hit me, the words on a page. And I still love doing that, as I have for the last 60 years. Harold Pinter
Love Me Words Occasionally Does Still Doing Years Hit Page Last
The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word. Harold Pinter
Change Word Find Wrote Up Stood Room Really Gratified
There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for by hundreds of states-but with the noticeable absence of the United States of America. Harold Pinter
World Criminal Hundreds States Absence Voted Court America Get Movement Noticeable International United United States United States Of America
This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement. Harold Pinter
Cancer Nurse Statement Those Struck Particular Said How Die Cells Forgotten Which
While The United States is the most powerful nation the world has ever seen, it is also the most detested nation that the world has ever known. Harold Pinter
World Seen Nation States Detested Powerful Powerful Nation Most Also Most Powerful Known While United Ever United States
I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable. Harold Pinter
Indefinable Able Never Sure Understand Been Mean
A few friends and me used to go and watch Bunuel, Carne, Cocteau... Cocteau and Bunuel were surrealism. And I was very excited by that. 'Un Chien Andalou', especially. Harold Pinter
Me Few UN Excited Go Were Surrealism Friends Very Used Watch
Sometimes you feel you have the truth of a moment in your hand, then it slips through your fingers and is lost. Harold Pinter
Truth You Sometimes Lost Slips Fingers Through Feel Hand Then Your Moment
I always start a play by calling the characters A, B, and C. Harold Pinter
Characters Calling Always Play Start
I certainly feel sad about the alienation from my son. Harold Pinter
Sad Son Alienation About Feel Certainly
Things like Abu Ghraib and even Guantanamo are not new things: there are many precedents. Harold Pinter
New Things Ghraib Abu New Like Many Even Things Guantanamo
There was one man in the Labour government, Robin Cook, whom I had a very high regard for. He had the courage to speak out and to resign over Iraq. He was an admirable man. But resignation over a matter of principle is not a very fashionable thing in our society. Harold Pinter
Government Man Courage Speak Matter Society Our Out High Admirable One-Man Had He Over Principle Robin Iraq Very Labour Labour Government Regard Cook Whom Fashionable Thing Resign Resignation
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough? Harold Pinter
Before Damn Enough Say Written Said Again Plays
I'm always the interrogator. When I was an actor in rep, I always played sinister parts. The directors always said, 'If there's a nasty man about, cast Harold Pinter.' Harold Pinter
Man Harold About Cast Directors Parts Said Always Rep Nasty Sinister Actor Played
The whole brunt of the media and the government is to encourage people to be highly competitive and totally selfish and uncaring of others. Harold Pinter
Government Selfish People Others Totally Brunt Highly Encourage Whole Media Competitive
No one wanted me to be a conscientious objector. My parents certainly didn't want it. My teacher and mentor, Joe Brearley, didn't want it. My friends didn't want it. I was alone. Harold Pinter
Teacher Alone Me Parents Joe Mentor No-One Friends Want Wanted Certainly Conscientious
As far as I'm concerned, 'The Caretaker' is funny up to a point. Beyond that, it ceases to be funny, and it was because of that point that I wrote it. Harold Pinter
Funny Point Beyond Wrote Concerned Because Ceases Up As Far As Far
Life's to short for chess. Henry James Byron
Life Chess Short
Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen. Henry Taylor
Character Men Fall Liable Others Parasites More Proud Than Hands Any Which Formed Low Choose Chosen Creatures Shy
The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry. Henry Taylor
Hope Fact Advancement Industry Spur
He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice. Henry Taylor
Sacrifice Would Gives Throw Self He Generosity Readily Without Self-Sacrifice Essence Who Away
Where there are large powers with little ambition, nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. Henry Taylor
Nature Ambition Purposes Powers Said Fallen May Short Where Little Large Her
Conscience is, in most men, an anticipation of the opinions of others. Henry Taylor
Men Others Most Opinions Anticipation Conscience
My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past. Hugh Leonard
Life My Life Past Every Culmination Moment
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