"I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it."

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Source : "The Last Years of a Rebel: A Memoir of Edith Sitwell". Book by Elizabeth Salter, 1967.

Edith Sitwell

#Patience Quotes #Stupid Quotes #Ignorance Quotes

“If a change in our lives require individually or socially painful sacrifices, it will be difficult to put into effect no matter how necessary that change might be. However, if we start down the road of transformation with simple, enjoyable, and tangible changes, we will soon be prepared to tackle larger issues.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ilchi Lee from Jul 27, 2014
“There are more serious problems in life than financial ones, and Iâ€™ve had a lot of those. Iâ€™ve been broke before, and will be again.”
“I can be really silly when I'm not actually writing silliness, and I have to rein that in. Pynchon, in my opinion, sometimes tells elaborate shaggy dog stories just to work up to a pun or punch line. My challenge is to use humor and wordplay to reinforce the emotional core of the novel.”
“I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at.”
“No one knows what to do with you, girlie.”
“President Reagan was a leader at a time when the American people most needed leadership. He outlined a vision that captured the imagination of the free world, a vision that toppled the Communist empire and freed countless millions.”
“Everywhere revolutions are painful yet a fruitful gestation of people; they shed blood but create light, they eliminate men but elaborate ideas.”
“Selling cookies helped me to realize that you needed to have a certain way to communicate with people. You also needed business skills. You knew you needed to sell a certain amount of boxes, so that gave me some business sense.”

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