John Osborne

There aren't any good, brave causes left.

I suppose people of our generation aren't able to die for good causes any longer. We had all that done for us, in the thirties and the forties, when we were still kids. There aren't any good, brave causes left. If the big boys feel like a bit of blood-letting, we can all sit back and watch the show on the telly.

I want to stand up in your good, clean English sunlight and feel the wind in my hair and not be afraid to be myself.

Oh, God, how I wish I were a man. I wish I were a man. I wish I were a man.

I hate the sound of women's voices. They're always so bloody cheerful.

I'm a man of the people, I am. I'm a man of the people. That's what I am.

You see, I'm not a gentleman. I'm a working-class boy. And I'm proud of it.

I'm not a romantic. I'm a realist. I'm a cynic.

I want to be loved. I want to be loved. I want to be loved.

I'm not a rebel. I'm just a man who wants to be left alone.

I'm not a hero. I'm just a man who's trying to make a living.

I'm not a saint. I'm not a sinner. I'm just a man.

I'm not a genius. I'm not a fool. I'm just a man.

I'm not a coward. I'm not a brave man. I'm just a man.

I'm not a good man. I'm not a bad man. I'm just a man.

I'm not a happy man. I'm not a sad man. I'm just a man.

I'm not a wise man. I'm not a foolish man. I'm just a man.

I'm not a strong man. I'm not a weak man. I'm just a man.

I'm not a rich man. I'm not a poor man. I'm just a man.

I'm not a young man. I'm not an old man. I'm just a man.