mr birling key quotes

• mr birling is described as - "A heavy looking, rather portentous man...provincial in his speech"
• mr birling - "unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable"
• Mr Birling - "community and all that nonsense...all mixed up together like bees in a hive"
• "a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his family"
• "I cant accept responsibility for everything that happens to everyone"
• "Well, its my duty to keep labour costs down"
• mr birling is sanctimonious - believes he is above everyone else
• "we've been had, thats all"
• mr birling is dogmatic - inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true
• birling describes himself as a "hard-headed practical man of business"
• "there's a fair chance i might find my way into the next Honours List"
• "clothes mean something quite different to a woman. not just something to wear and not only something to make 'em look prettier"
• (to the inspector) "i dont like that tone"
• "if you dont come down hard on these people they'd soon be asking for the earth"
• "nothing to do with you, sheila. run along"
• (to inspector) "Look here, im not going to have this, inspector. youll apologise at once"
• "is there any reason why my wife should answer questions from you, inspector?"
• "be quiet, sheila"
• "ive got to cover this up as soon as i can"
• "you're the one i blame for this"
• "the famous younger generation who know it all. and they cant even take a joke"