"Genius may be almost defined as the faculty of acquiring poverty."

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Edwin Percy Whipple

#Genius Quotes #May Quotes #Poverty Quotes

“I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called.”
“Die Hard represents the class of modern action pictures and the standard by which they must be judged. Few films falling into the "mindless entertainment" genre have as much going for them as this movie. Not only is it a thrill-a-minute ride, but it has one of the best film villains in recent memory, a hero everyone can relate to, dialogue that crackles with wit, and a lot of very impressive pyrotechnics.”

Source : "Die Hard (United States, 1988)". Movie Review, www.reelviews.net.
“Rappin bout blunts and broads, Tits and bras, mÃ©nage Ã trois, sex in expensive cars...”
“The only way to truly conquer something, as every great philosopher and geneticist will tell you, is to love it.”

Source : Christopher McDougall (2010). “Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen”, p.125, Profile Books
“A good book written for children can be read by adults”
“We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.”
“Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of going to the Moon was quite a goal,”
“When I tell somebody to do something I'm not going to get a lobbyist calling me the next day to say please don't do that even though it's good for America.”

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