Max Beerbohm Quotes
Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up.
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If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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I have no interest in non-fiction. I don't read it and don't watch it and don't write it, other than a little journalistic column.
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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But I think we need the international market.
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You can be socially accepted and tell the truth about what it is to be a woman.
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I'm not afraid of special effects, but I see them very much as a means to an end.
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There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.
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You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.
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Barack Obama is more irritating than the other nuisances on the Left.
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First, to begin with, Mexico is North American; the one that is using wrong the term is United States. United States is not North America. North America is Mexico, United States, and Canada.
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Modeling gave me so many experiences, like traveling and being exposed to global cultures, but the most valuable lesson has been working with designers who truly are visionaries in their field.
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Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don't manage that - but when an opera does do it, you never forget it.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.
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A democracy thrives on diversity. Tyranny oppresses it.
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When people laugh at me, they are not laughing in the way that they normally would at a comedian. They are laughing with relief, because the truth has been spoken, and political correctness has not strangled this particular gigastar.
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I like serving family-style or setting up a buffet. Everyone just goes to town, scoops their own food, and mixes their own drinks. You know how people love to come and watch you in the kitchen now and talk your ear off? If you give them something to do and something to drink, they don't do that as much.
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To understand something, whether we are aware of it or not, depends on choosing a model. We get to understand what we see by comparing it with something else, something that we think we understand better. But what we compare it with turns out to have a huge influence on the outcome.
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I've cried a lot because of women. I cry a lot, as a person.
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There have been major disagreements within the European Union.
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Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up.
