"Tragedy can break the heart but not the dam of the tearducts while schmaltz can dissolve the most hardened sophisticate."

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Source : Cornelia Otis Skinner (1985). “Bottoms up!”

Cornelia Otis Skinner

#Heart Quotes #Tragedy Quotes #Tears Quotes

“Unequal distribution of income is an excessively uneconomic method of getting the necessary saving done.”

Source : Joan Robinson (1967). “Essay on Marxian Economics”, p.65, Springer
“I'm going to design again, but I come back when it's the right project, so I keep my passion for it intact.”

Source : "Hedi Slimane: 'Maybe I have to start designing again'" by Johnny Davis, www.theguardian.com. March 21, 2011.
“Mindi Scott has a real talent for getting inside her protagonist's head. She sketches out Coley's story in grand swathes, and then paints in all the little details, so that you feel as though you are enmeshed in Coley's brain: thinking her thoughts, feeling her confusion, anger, and, in the end, pain. I just don't think it's possible to read this book and not identify with Coley in some way.”
“I have pledged - to you, the rating agencies and myself - to always run Berkshire with more than ample cash. We never want to count on the kindness of strangers in order to meet tomorrow's obligations. When forced to choose, I will not trade even a night's sleep for the chance of extra profits.”
“Love is the crowning grace of humanity.”
“I'm always trying to convince myself there's something important about what I do. But some peoples' lives are really altered by a night at the theater.”

Source : "Jennifer Damiano" by William Van Meter, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 12, 2010.
“I just try not to label myself in any way. I just have an allergy to labels in general. I can tell you that I am surrounded by very strong women and that I really appreciate that, but I'd rather not label myself.”

Source : "Penelope Cruz Interview Broken Embraces". Interview with Sara Wayland, collider.com. December 5, 2009.
“When I look at young kids today I just don't believe it, parents take away the Gameboy and they're suicidal. They cannot take the pressure.”

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