"When you think of the silly things people have said to you which have stopped you from saying the same silly things, you simply can’t do justice to your gratitude."

Henry S. Haskins Literature See all quotes by Henry S. Haskins →

React to this quote

More by Henry S. Haskins

“There is not an ounce of our former strength which is not doing some sort of job, right now.”

“We are no more alike under the skin than we are on top of it.”

“Many a superior brain is blockaded by inferior thoughts.”

“Compliments have lost their lure by the time a man does not have to fish for them.”

“It is the honest lies we tell—statements factually correct and essentially deceiving—which debauch our manhood and stunt our growth.”

“The man who has a dogmatic creed has more time left for his business.”

Resonant Thoughts

"Don't let your flaws define you. Become who you are. Be the best version of yourself. If you're a nice person, just be nice. If you make art to please people or to make people like you—well, it's neve…"

— Zoey Deutch

Entertainment1994

#justice

"Deeply as many people deplored the policy which at a critical moment in European history gave Hitler a free hand in the East to develop his ambitious schemes of domination, strongly opposed as we were…"

— Clement Attlee

Politics1883–1967

#freedom

"Jerome was dyslexic until he was twelve, before it became fashionable. And he broke every pair of glasses I bought him. He hated wearing glasses. He was good at breaking things. Especially relationshi…"

— Peter Greenaway

Art1942

#justice

"They fascinated me at first. Then suddenly it struck me that their constant snobbish talk about the 'theatah' was a little on the phony side. I decided it give it a try myself, just to show them anyon…"

— Dane Clark

Entertainment1912–1998

#justice