Arthur Miller Quotes

“A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from. And by those he has walked away from that cause him remorse.”

“A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.”

“Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.”

“Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value.”

“Everything we are is at every moment alive in us.”

“He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid.”

“I believe in work. If somebody doesn't create something, however small it may be, he gets sick. An awful lot of people feel that they're treading water – that if they vanished in smoke, it wouldn't mean anything at all in this world. And that's a despairing and destructive feeling. It'll kill you.”

“If a person measures his spiritual fulfillment in terms of cosmic visions, surpassing peace of mind, or ecstasy, then he is not likely to know much spiritual fulfillment. If, however, he measures it in terms of enjoying a sunrise, being warmed by a child's smile, or being able to help someone have a better day, then he is likely to know much spiritual fulfillment. ”

“If I have to be alone I want to be by myself.”

“If you believe that life is worth living then your belief will create the fact.”

“The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.”

“The two most common elements in the world are hydrogen and stupidity.”

“The very impulse to write springs from an inner chaos crying for order – for meaning.”