"Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere."

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Source : Van Wyck Brooks (1941). “Opinions of Oliver Allston”, New York, Dutton

Van Wyck Brooks

#Jealousy Quotes #Vanity Quotes #People Quotes

“I've always turned down stuff where you had to be fat. I may be fat, but that's not why you play a role. If the guy has to be that way, I say get somebody else because I'm not doing any fat acting.”
“Interior decorating is a rock-hard science compared to psychology practiced by amateurs.”
“I relate to those characters - and any character I play - in as much as I put myself in their positions and feel how I would personally deal with their experiences.”
“One doesn't accept bad challenges. Part of it is always the risk-taking without seeing that the risks are rational and the rewards are commensurate.. are more than commensurate.. with the risks.”
“We just sent our condolences to the President of the United States and the American people on what is a terrible, terrible tragedy.”

Source : "Australia pledges help, support" by Grant Holloway, cnn.com. September 11, 2001.
“We're a little bit competitive and we want to make sure we're on the top. We're all working for the same goal as all these bands, we want to come out on top and I think we have accomplished that in a lot of ways. You want to keep improving yourselves and getting better at what you do.”

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“What is the motive which operates in every man's breast to counteract the impulse towards the gratification of his wants and appetites?”
“I'd been staring at the search term for at least five minutes. One word. Necromancer.”

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