Lillian Hellman

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#conscience

It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#inspirational

I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#like #people #ready #refuse #speak

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#best #confidence #how #little #matter

I'm too old to recover, too narrow to forgive myself. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#forgiveness #regret #forgiveness

Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#makes #man #stand #straight #success

People change and forget to tell each other. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#each #forget #other #people #people change

You lose your manners when you are poor. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#manners #poor #you #your

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#saying #truth #unpleasant #way

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#belief #believer #held #moral #responsible