"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something."

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Source : Quoted in Evan Esar, The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (1949)

Wilson Mizner

#Relationship Quotes #Positive Quotes #Success Quotes

“Some psychologists argue that the idea of God is a response to our emotional needs, but this presumption is backwards. Our emotional fluctuations are a psychological response to our lack of love for God. If God is everything, what else could we possibily want?”
“Art is the perpetual motion of illusion. The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for any one but inspire them?”
“The end does not justify the means. No one's rights can be secured by the violation of the rights of others.”
“I'm not a girl anymore, I'm a woman and my heart beats like prizefighter's fists, and I have not stopped yet, I will not stop.”

Source : Daphne Gottlieb (2011). “15 Ways to Stay Alive”, p.129, Manic D Press
“I saw a man pursuing the horizon;Round and round they sped.I was disturbed at this;I accosted the man."It is futile," I said,"You can never-""You lie," he cried,And ran on.”
“Youâ€™ve been here before. It wonâ€™t kill you. It feels like you canâ€™t breathe, but you actually are breathing. It feels like youâ€™ll never stop crying, but you actually will.”
“Everybody wants to be somebody. Everybody wants to be noticed. Everybody wants to be somebody important. Importance is just treating people good. That's important.”
“While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.”

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