In moderating, not satisfying desires, lies peace. Ben Hecht desireliemoderate Change image and share on social
The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both. Ben Hecht artcaterelite Change image and share on social
Prejudice is a raft onto which the shipwrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety. Ben Hecht clambermindpaddle Change image and share on social
I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain. Ben Hecht brainhollywoodjacket Change image and share on social
Out of the thousand writers huffing and puffing through movieland, there are scarcely fifty men and women of wit and talent... Yet, in a curious way, there is not much difference between the product of a good writer and a bad one. They both have to toe the same mark. Ben Hecht badcuriousdifference share on social
Of the 60 movies I wrote, more than half were written in two weeks or less. Ben Hecht halfmovieweek Change image and share on social
A movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. Ben Hecht connectmanmovie Change image and share on social
Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock. Ben Hecht clockdeterminehand Change image and share on social
What better is there to sigh for than happiness, yesterday's or tomorrow's. Ben Hecht happinesssightomorrow Change image and share on social
