Cyril Connolly Quotes

Failure on the other hand is infectious. The world is full of charming failures (for all charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others) and unless the writer is quite ruthless with these amiable footlers, they will drag him down with them.

Cyril Connolly

Quotes to Explore

My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!

Adam Garcia
- Up
- Think
- Gay
I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.

Natalie Imbruglia
- Up
- Children
- Parents
When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.

Walker Stapleton
- Found
- Go
- Coworkers
Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.

Wallace Shawn
- Wife
- Soup
- Sharing
When I had no money, I would find out which friend had work and money at that point in time and would go and stay with him for a week. All of us theatre guys did that.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Time
- Work
- Money
I would ask my mother to show me how to walk - and she did show me. That's why I think it's funny when people say, 'Did so-and-so teach you how to walk?' And I always say, 'You must be talking about my mother, because it was my mother who taught me how to walk.'

Naomi Campbell
- People
- Why
- She