They spend their time looking forward to the past.
—John Osborne
Topics: Past, The Past
Here we are, we’re alone in the universe, there’s no God, it just seems that it all began by something as simple as sunlight striking on a piece of rock. And here we are. We’ve only got ourselves. Somehow, we’ve just got to make a go of it. We’ve only ourselves.
—John Osborne
Topics: Atheism
Laughter’s the nearest we ever get, or should get, to sainthood. It’s the state of grace that saves most of us from contempt.
—John Osborne
Topics: Laughter
The Internet is like a living window into human consciousness and perhaps even to the divine… if we can attune to it… we might well contribute to a glittering awakening on a cosmic level. We can be on-line with ourselves and the world all the time.
—John Osborne
Go on—but don’t think you can kill my confidence. I’ve had experts doing it for years.
—John Osborne
Topics: Confidence
What are we hoping to get out of it, what’s it all in aid of—is it really just for the sake of a gloved hand waving at you from a golden coach?
—John Osborne
Topics: Results
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