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.

Evan Esar

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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.

  

  Ralph Boston
  • Good
  • Think
  • Competition

• No, I don't think my generation got into this dinosaur thing.

  

  Walter Cronkite
  • Think
  • Generation
  • Dinosaur

• 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.

  

  Sam Donaldson
  • Think
  • Confidence
  • Yourself

• 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.

  

  Taron Egerton
  • Think
  • Me
  • Chance

• I'm going to start a new career as a singer, I think. I'm going to go the way of Russell Crowe.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • Think
  • Career
  • Start

• I think Steve Jobs is a historic figure. He's not only a historic figure in business, but really in America.

  

  Walt Mossberg
  • Business
  • America
  • Think

• I think poetry's always a kind of faith. It is the kind that I have.

  

  Natasha Trethewey
  • Think
  • Faith
  • Poetry

• When I'm in the U.K. – and I'm here more than people would think – I tend to keep a very low profile.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • People
  • Think
  • Keep

• I don't think fashion is evil.

  

  Cameron Russell
  • Think
  • Fashion
  • Evil

• I think Yahoo is a great company, with great assets.

  

  Jack Ma
  • Great
  • Think
  • Company

• 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.

  

  Eddie Cahill
  • Think
  • Support
  • Learn

• 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.

  

  Daniel Craig
  • Think
  • Evil
  • Choose

• I think every Muslim woman has to feel the world out for herself.

  

  G. Willow Wilson
  • World
  • Think
  • Woman

• 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.'

  

  Karen Hesse
  • Why
  • Think
  • Young

• I think Stella Tennant is amazing. And then I really loved all those '60s society models, like Edie Sedgwick.

  

  Edie Campbell
  • Think
  • Society
  • Amazing

• I think it's fair to say I've always been a boxing fan.

  

  Walter Hill
  • Think
  • Always
  • Boxing

• I think that nationality has no relation to that which gives rise to manga. Even among the Japanese, manga creators are making their creations everyday reflecting their own individuality, with none being the same. What is important isn't the differences between the creators but their love for manga.

  

  Natsuki Takaya
  • Important
  • Think
  • Relation

• Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress.

  

  Ziyi Zhang
  • Done
  • Think
  • Myself

• Granny beads are what they're called when a grandma works the garden all day - you always see them - they have a handkerchief around their neck with a lot of dust on them, and then the sweat will go down and make these black beads of sweat and dirt around their neck. And that's what they call granny beads.

  

  Randy Houser
  • Black
  • Day
  • Garden

• It's the messiness of life that ultimately leads you to the most interesting things. Everyone asks what you would do over, and I don't know because then you have this story to tell, and if you did everything over and made it perfect, what would you talk about?

  

  Rachel McAdams
  • Life
  • Interesting
  • Perfect

• The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.

  

  Dan Buettner
  • People
  • Friends
  • Yourself

• I spent the first five years of my life in Punjab, India, and then moved to New York.

  

  Waris Ahluwalia
  • Life
  • My Life
  • New York

• I always wanted it, the fame. When it come, I didn't want to let it go.

  

  Samantha Fox
  • Want
  • Fame
  • Go

• Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once.

  

  Evan Esar
  • Think
  • Insulting
  • Spoke