"Retracing the various episodes of one's life, one is disconcerted to discover that one was not as noble as one thought oneself at the time."

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Source : Phyllis Eleanor Bentley (1962). “"O Dreams, O Destinations": An Autobiography”, London : Gollancz

Phyllis Bentley

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“When those who give charity do so without any sense of self-satisfaction and without any thought of reward, even a small gift is great. When those who aid others calculate their own sacrifice and demand gratitude and recompense, even a great gift is small.”
“As actors, it is our responsibility to read the newspapers, and then say what we read on television like it's our own opinion.”
“I believe that he who sows utopia will reap reality.”
“If you believe you are an effect of the world around you - that your happiness is dependent on this thing or that person - then you are always going to be a victim of circumstance to one degree or another.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“You know there's nothing a Hill Democrat would rather do than criticize another Democrat. It is their favorite activity. Then they can read about how honorable they are in an Op-Ed piece, how bipartisan.”
“We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them.”
“I was driving pretty much the way everyone drives in LA, like elephants dancing on each othersâ€™ backs at a circus.”
“There's going to be a flood of opportunities right now but I don't think I could really talk about them.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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