"Public circulation is what renders something a quotation. It's quotable because it's been quoted, and its having been quoted gives it authority."

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Source : "Notable Quotables" by Louis Menand, www.newyorker.com. February 19, 2007.

Louis Menand

#Giving Quotes #Authority Quotes #Circulation Quotes

“Words are naught but wind, and the fairest promises like dreams that take flight with the morning.”
“You never know when the devil might come calling.”

Source : Farley Mowat (2010). “Eastern Passage”, p.120, McClelland & Stewart
“You only ask people about themselves so you can tell them about yourself.”
“I'm not about to take credit for something I didn't do.”

Source : "Jessica Lynch Condemns Pentagon". news.bbc.co.uk. November 07, 2003.
“To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability.”
“In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations.”

Source : "'A Good Day to Die Hard's' Yuliya Snigir on Russian Stereotypes and 'Making It' in Hollywood (Q&A)". Interview with Irina Danilova, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 15, 2013.
“High fidelity is a rich experience, and you'll put up with terrible convenience to get it - maybe it's high cost, waiting in line, jumping through hoops. High convenience is the opposite - it's a commodity, but it's cheap and easy and ubiquitous. A great exclusive boutique shop is high fidelity; Wal-Mart is high convenience. Both are hard to establish in their own way. The thing to remember about sustaining either is that you can't sit still. Some other entity will always find a way to challenge your fidelity position or your convenience position.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“I donâ€™t know what to tell you, Perry. Lifeâ€™s hard. Loveâ€™s harder”

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