Evan Esar Quotes
Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once.
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I think I tried to separate indoors and out. And so when he beat me indoors, I did not see that as letting anybody down, I saw it as a good head to head competition, and so it was. It was fine.
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No, I don't think my generation got into this dinosaur thing.
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But I guess the lesson is this: If you don't have confidence in yourself and think that you are worth hiring, or whatever it is, you can't expect anyone else to.
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I love Winston Churchill; I think he had the grace of coming and the grace of leaving - when things were hard he was there, and when it was time to leave, he left.
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I don't think I'm going to become Brad Pitt overnight, but I presume if walk down Oxford Street, there is a chance someone might clock me.
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I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - what makes people tick. I've also always been passionate about social issues and causes, and I wanted to make films that addressed important issues in very human terms.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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I'm going to start a new career as a singer, I think. I'm going to go the way of Russell Crowe.
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I think Steve Jobs is a historic figure. He's not only a historic figure in business, but really in America.
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I think poetry's always a kind of faith. It is the kind that I have.
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When I'm in the U.K. – and I'm here more than people would think – I tend to keep a very low profile.
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I don't think fashion is evil.
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I think Yahoo is a great company, with great assets.
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I think we can all learn things if we really want to. It's fascinating how that can get expedited when you have a support system around you.
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I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose.
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I think every Muslim woman has to feel the world out for herself.
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Young readers are the most challenging, demanding, and rewarding of audiences. Adults often ask why I write for the younger set. My reply: 'I can't think of anyone I'd rather write for.'
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I think Stella Tennant is amazing. And then I really loved all those '60s society models, like Edie Sedgwick.
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I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.
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I was hoping, actually, that being on the other side of the camera in a scary movie, see how it's filmed and maybe you won't be as scared next time you watch one... didn't really work out! Because I know it's fake, but I just get so into it.
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I do love video games. But after a while, you feel like you really need to get up and do something.
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Mr. Norrell is like a librarian trying to do magic... That's the story of my career, really. I stand next to good looking men and make them look better!
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Above anything else, I hate to lose.
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Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once.
