"Wine has made me bold, but not foolish; has induced me to say silly things, but not do them."

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Source : Duff Cooper (2011). “Old Men Forget”, p.57, Faber & Faber

Duff Cooper

#Silly Quotes #Wine Quotes #Foolish Quotes

“A lot of times, you just don't get the jobs you want to get.”
“We do not have to understand in order to believe that behind the mystery and the fascination there is love.”
“Mads Mikkelsen’s acting is very subtle, precise, nuanced, so he brings something completely different to the character. If you compare Mads’ Hannibal to Anthony Hopkins’ for example. Not to mention that Mads Mikkelsen is very handsome and sexy, so he brings that to the character as well.”
“Much awkwardness ensued.”
“If you want to write, do two things - read lots of books and also, in your own writing, practise. Just write and write and then write again. persist. And never be put off or discouraged. You can do it!”
“Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton.”
“It is absurd to suppose, if this is God's world, that men must always be selfish barbarians.”

Source : Charles Fletcher Dole (1897). “The Coming People”
“If it turns out that President Barack Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent, hard-line, unreasonable, totalitarian mullahs in the world but not with Republicans? Maybe he's not the problem.”

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