"Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite of what one really feels."

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Source : Geoff Dyer (2014). “Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H. W. Bush”, p.27, Canongate Books

Geoff Dyer

#Opposites Quotes #Nine Quotes #Charming Quotes

“Reggae music is not an easy music to like when it comes to the power in society. 'Cause it talks about changing society. You won't find it readily accepted,”
“We have a master who deserves radical sacrifice.”
“There are men regarded today as brilliant economists, who deprecate saving and recommend squandering on a national scale as the way of economic salvation; and when anyone points to what the consequences of these policies will be in the long run, they reply flippantly, as might the prodigal son of a warning father: 'In the long run we are all dead.' And such shallow wisecracks pass as devastating epigrams and the ripest wisdom.”
“If I ever do anything, it actually might be some fantasy elf thing or even some cute, funny thing. Just to do something a little bit out of the ordinary. I've done my superhero gig.”
“I always thought I was going to be a dancer and then fashion kind of took over.”
“I worship the ground Paul Ryan walks on.”

Source : "The Ed Show" with Thomas Roberts, www.today.com. May 27, 2011.
“'Alien' is one of my all-time favorite horror films - that has a great monster.”
“There will always be crazy things that happen in our lives, but love is the central connector. If we commit to love and partnership, the other stuff doesnt matter.”

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