Christopher Hitchens Quotes

There are a lot I'm proud of, and a lot I wish the hell I'd never written.

I regret that I have not written more, shouted louder, and acted out my beliefs.

You always think, "Oh, I'm sure I could have done that better." But generally speaking, I am very proud of this.

I'm proud of my works. But there's not one thing that I can put my finger on and say, "That is my greatest achievement. That's my proudest moment." That's so tricky to me.

When I look back on my work, I'm proud of what I've done.

I don't think I've made a mistake. I think I have behaved in ways that I am proud of; I think I've behaved in ways I'm not.

I know I've done good things, I know I've done bad things.

I'm perfectly proud of the work I did, looking back at it. I know I've had a bit of a revision since my 'Big Finish' stories came out.

Traditionalists will have to master techniques of sustained activism formerly monopolized by the left.

I got a degree in sociology, didn't read much fiction in college, and I was a pretty political, left-wing type of guy. I wanted to do some kind of work in social change and make things better for the poor man, and I was very romantic and passionate about it.

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.

Few men would dare to read their own autobiography if all their deeds were recorded in it; few can look back upon their entire career without a blush.

I know that I am my worst critic. I know that if I can walk away from the set at the end of the day and feel that I did the best job I could and feel proud, that's what will satisfy me.

I have a pretty clear picture of the whole weight of my life, and there are things that I've done that are good, and I'm proud of them. There are things that I'm really not proud of, and that they, you have to look at me with a perspective, and I try really hard to do that, to keep from thinking I'm cool and ever so smart.

The world has changed. People who care nothing about norms can no longer be dismissed as a fringe. For generations, left-wing activists have instructed students and other groups that norms are the building blocks of a rigged system that deprives them of power and denies their “selfless” desires. We don’t want to acknowledge what this has wrought. We have norms because they safeguard foundational principles, such as due process, the presumption of innocence, and freedom from unreasonable and unwarranted police prying. But the Left is no longer attached to those principles.

There are things that you think about in your life that you're proud of, some things that you're not proud of.

Once in a while, we need the hard Left to pipe up.

When I signed with Ring of Honor, looking back now, I don't think I deserved it.

It's very rare I'll watch anything I'm a part of and think, 'I wouldn't change a thing.'

I never regret what I do. I'm very proud of every work I have done.

Listen, not all of us are proud of what we say or do at times.

I should have written more. I should have written more during the period when I just liked so much doing the political work in the streets.

I was not proud of what I had learned but I never doubted that it was worth knowing.

There were things in my past which I have not liked. But all the things of which I was proud will remain.