"Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman."

-- Ninon de L'Enclos

#Men Quotes #Awkward Quotes #Virtue Quotes

“I don't mean to talk so much about screenplay writing. Who wants to talk about screenplay writing? I've taught it and I felt like a charlatan because what I was teaching I probably couldn't do.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were casually interested in boxing together.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“To argue with reality is to argue with God”
“I also couldn't pass up the opportunity to be in the same movie as Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If words are to enter men's minds and bear fruit, they must be the right words shaped cunningly to pass men's defenses and explode silently and effectually within their minds.”
“Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time.”

Source : "Building in Rome, no holiday / The eternal city wants to keep its architecture fixed in time, but the Ara Pacis marks a renaissance of modern era" by Zahid Sardar, www.sfgate.com. April 26, 2006.
“I am literally smaller than life. I am an unextraordinary-looking person. I've seen people trying to hide their disappointment when they meet me, and I have to watch them get over it.”
“Opposition is the very spur of love.”

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