J. B. Priestley
J. B. Priestley
John Boynton Priestley, OM, was an English author, novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, social commentator, man of letters and broadcaster...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth13 September 1894
society
Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves.
begun elaborate less means whisper
Already we Viewers, when not viewing, have begun to whisper to one another that the more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.
delight nobody realize relief reporting reports school thank
As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us.
apples tree plums
We complain and complain, but we have lived and seen the blossom -apple, pear, cherry, plum, almond blossom - in the sun; and the best among us cannot pretend they deserve - or could contrive - anything better.
technology thinking machines
Sometimes you might think the machines we worship make all the chief appointments, promoting the human beings who seem closest to them.
behind-you faces behinds
To put failure behind you, face up to it.
advice
Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.
excesses
We pay when old for the excesses of youth.