"If a person begins by telling you, 'Do not be offended at what I am going to say,' prepare yourself for something that she knows will certainly offend you."

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Source : Eliza Leslie (1839). “Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book: A Guide and Manual for Ladies as Regards Their Conversation; Manners; Dress; with Full Instructions and Advice in Letter Writing [!]; Receiving Presents; Incorrect Words”, p.208

Eliza Leslie

#Conversation Quotes #Persons Quotes #Offended Quotes

“I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent.”
“I think being funny had something to do with feeling like an outsider, not feeling cool - insecurity.”

Source : "Kumail Nanjiani Can Totally Relate to His Character on HBO’s 'Silicon Valley'". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. January 2016.
“If we disagree and I think I'm right, I just go ahead and do what I think is right. And then she tells me, 'I told you so.'”
“Doesn't every generation feel like the one that's coming up behind them doesn't know how to grow up? I'm not sure if we're progressively getting worse or if your perspective shifts.”
“Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.”
“Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything is crap.”
“We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens.”
“The thing that fascinates me is that the way I came to film and television is extinct. Then there were gatekeepers, it was prohibitively expensive to make a film, to be a director you had to be an entrepreneur to raise money.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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