Quote by Harold Pinter

I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right.

I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a

Summary

In this quote, the speaker asserts their determination to be more than just a playwright who focuses solely on their craft. They express their desire to stand as an individual with independent thought and political awareness. Rather than conforming to societal expectations of being a "good boy" and only writing plays, they aim to maintain their autonomy and engage in critical thinking. The quote portrays a strong commitment to intellectual independence and a refusal to be passive or complacent.

Topics

Intelligence

By Harold Pinter

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The first time you say something, it's heard. The second tim

The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned.

John C. Maxwell

Time

Bachelors know more about women than married men if they did

Bachelors know more about women than married men if they didn't they'd be married too.

This is a world of compensation; and he who would be no slav

This is a world of compensation; and he who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Abraham Lincoln

I like science and I love gym. Oh, and I like art, but I'm r

I like science and I love gym. Oh, and I like art, but I'm really bad at it. I'm just a terrible drawer. I can't draw a circle. Even with a ruler, I can't draw a straight line.

Daniel Radcliffe

Art

I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying o

I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and feel that I am needed. I want to do, not just to be.

Princess of Wales Diana

Service

Words of love, are works of love.

Words of love, are works of love.

William R. Alger

Words

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended t

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

Charles Dickens

Money

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

Pet

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that he

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

Funny

We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we v

We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Life

I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It

I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness.

Mariska Hargitay

Fear

The most essential thing for us was to get the business mode

The most essential thing for us was to get the business model right, then put the world-class technology under it to support it. At Merrill, that meant not doing what people expected.

Technology