Robert Bolt
Born: 01-01-1930
Robert Bolt was an eminent English playwright and screenwriter, renowned for his incisive exploration of moral dilemmas and historical narratives. Best known for his play "A Man for All Seasons," which earned him an Oscar-winning film adaptation, Bolt's work often delved into themes of integrity and conscience. His compelling writing also brought success with screenplays like "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago," cementing his legacy in literature and film.
Book summaries for books written by Robert Bolt
Quotes
The nobility of England, my lord, would have snored through the sermon on the mount.
But every man has his price.
When statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos.
I will not give in because I oppose it - I do. Not my pride, not my spleen, nor any other of my appetites but I do, I!
And when we stand before God, and you are sent to Paradise for doing according to your conscience, and I am damned for not doing according to mine, will you come with me, for fellowship?
This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast – man's laws, not God's – and if you cut them down...d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then?
What is an oath then but words we say to God?
If we lived in a State where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us good, and greed would make us saintly.
There's no act, no sermon, no parable in the Bible that can't be fitted to your convenience.
It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world...but for Wales?
Silence gives consent.
I trust I make myself obscure.