C. S. Forester Quotes
The fools ran after me and I ran after the whores, foolish though I realized such a proceeding to be.
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When you're young, you're stupid. You do silly things.
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When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it's easy.
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Don't let the Disney princess hair fool you.
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I don't know how to speak to celebrities. Every time I talk to Alan Menken, I say something stupid and I have to apologize.
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You have to be an optimist, right? You have to be critical, then you have to be an optimist. Or else you're really stupid.
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I think stupid people are surprised that I'm Australian. It's a small-minded; we live in a global community, but I suppose some people still are small-minded.
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Both my grandmothers had upright pianos, and I just knew how to play since I was a child. Nobody taught me. I sounded like a grown-up, and then I learned how to read music. I played so well by ear I could fool the teacher to believe I could play the notes. She'd make the mistake of playing the song once, and I could play it.
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'You're stupid,' is not something even his most severe critics usually say to President Barack Obama.
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When I look back I can't believe I was so stupid as to direct Dealer's Choice.
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I was very against pink and purple when I was young, because they were girls' colors. But that was only because I didn't want people to write me off for what I can do. When I got into my 20s, I decided that was stupid.
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I think making friends is not being afraid to look stupid, because everyone wants a friend who is willing to be stupid and fun. If you try and be too cool, it only works in high school. After that, being uncool is a very cool thing to do. So just have fun, and don't worry what other people think of you and people will want to be your friends.
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My good ideas are shy. But if they see that I treat the stupid ideas with respect, they come forward.
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I'd be stupid not to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ because it was tough out there and I was nervous, and I felt his presence all day.
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It's stupid to say that there's any comfort to be had in 'knowing your place,' but there is a sense of reassuring escapism to something like 'Downton Abbey.' There's a perceived romance and elegance that is wonderful to lose yourself in.
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Stupid is a great force in human affairs.
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I want to be able to have a conversation with people. I don't want to be stupid. I'd like to have a life outside acting.
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There's a thin line between catering to the masses and making a fool of yourself; I try to walk that line.
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I'll only retire in the day I should be dead and they have me buried, and some idiot spell over my casket some stupid gospel stuff.
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I remember right after Carter got elected, I was sitting in my apartment in Albany, CA, on a Saturday listening to people call Carter and ask stupid questions while I designed the screen editor.
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There are vogues and fashions in jurisprudence as in literature and art and dress.
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The real point is that you cannot harbor malice toward others and then cry foul when someone displays intolerance against you. Prejudice tolerated is intolerance encouraged. Rise up in righteousness when you witness the words and deeds of hate, but only if you are willing to rise up against them all, including your own. Otherwise suffer the slings and arrows of disrespect silently.
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My hair is very limp. I have to put stuff in it so it's not as flat on my head.
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The fools ran after me and I ran after the whores, foolish though I realized such a proceeding to be.
