"When sociobiologists start shitting in their backyards with dinner guests in the vicinity, maybe their arguments about innateness over culture will start seeming more persuasive."

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Source : Laura Kipnis (2009). “Against Love: A Polemic”, p.24, Vintage

Laura Kipnis

#Dinner Guests Quotes #Backyards Quotes #Culture Quotes

“Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?”

Source : Frank Moore Colby (1926). “The pursuit of humor and other essays”
“No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water.”
“I cry all the time. Music makes me cry.”
“A lot of people have problems with public confrontation, but it doesn't worry me at all. I can handle myself. I know my martial arts.”
“I'll be on my third honeymoon, so I'm more of an authority than I care to be.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There's not a fortune to be made doing voiceover work unless you're one of the main voices on The Simpsons. See, there's The Simpsons, and then there's everything else”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner. If you can't win, make the fellow ahead of you break the record. The mile has a classic symmetry....It's a play in four acts.”
“The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you've made a hiring mistake. The best people don't need to be managed. Guided, taught, led-yes. But not tightly managed.”

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