"Is there a man in the world who suffers as I do from the gross inadequacies of the human race?"

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Source : "Fictional character: Sheridan Whiteside". "The Man Who Came to Dinner", www.imdb.com. 1942.

Monty Woolley

#Men Quotes #Race Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“deferring gratification is a good definition of being civilized.”

Source : Bernice Fitz-Gibbon (1967). “Macy's, Gimbels, and Me: How to Earn $90,000 a Year in Retail Advertising”
“It is remarkable, in cats, that the outer life they reveal to their masters is one of perpetual boredom.”
“My songs always tend to have a good element to the story. That is who I am - an optimistic person.”
“A thin line separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Our lives constantly walk that line. When we slip off on one side or the other, we're taken by surprise. But who said there wouldn't be surprises? Knowing God just means that all the rules will be fair; at the end of our life drama, we'll see that. We never know how things will turn out, but if we know with certainty they will make sense regardless of how they turn out, we're on to something.”
“If we don't hope, if we don't stay positive - at least about love, or finding love - then the rest of life becomes really just painful to think about, because for the most part, you know, day-to-day stuff is monotonous.”

Source : "Q&A: Catfish's Nev Schulman on How Real the Show Is". Interview with Anna Peele, www.esquire.com. June 25, 2013.
“As I get more confident as a filmmaker, I don't need to prepare so much in advance. I can trust that I and my team can come up with a solution.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experiences of nearly forty years at sea, I merely say uneventful. I have never been in an accident of any sort worth speaking about....I never saw a wreck and have never been wrecked, nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.”
“I have great respect for Jaypee Greens as a company that has produced a truly world class, 24-carat, championship golf course. I am happy to be associated with a company with such outstanding qualities.”

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