"Politeness is sometimes a great tax upon sincerity."

-- Charlotte Lennox

#Sometimes Quotes #Sincerity Quotes #Taxes Quotes

“I've never considered stand-up. Luckily I'm given great lines to say. I'm not sure how great my timing would be if I actually had to come up with my own jokes.”
“Trade helps bring us products cheaply, but there is no guarantee whatsoever to assume that it will allow us to replace the jobs that have been lost, and there is no mechanism under productivity that says that, either.”
“An ad that pretends to be art is â€“ at absolute best â€“ like somebody who smiles warmly at you only because he wants something from you.”

Source : "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again". Essay by David Foster Wallace, February 1, 1997.
“I am actually the most unglamorous person on the planet. I am the most unfinished, unpolished person ever.”
“A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.”
“If no one figures out you are pretending to be retarded, your life will be greeted with treasure.”
“Other kids did drugs; I did crafts. I never knew where I fit in.”

Source : Kathie Lee Gifford, Jim Jerome (1993). “I Can't Believe I Said That!”, Pocket
“When life sucks, throw yourself into art.”

Source : Monica Drake (2013). “Clown Girl: A Novel”, p.131, Hawthorne Books

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