"The innocent supposition, entertained by most people, that even if they are not brilliant, they are not dumb, is correct only in a very relative sense."

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Source : James Gould Cozzens, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (1978). “Just representations: a James Gould Cozzens reader”, Southern Illinois Univ Pr

James Gould Cozzens

#People Quotes #Dumb Quotes #Brilliant Quotes

“It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.”

Source : Margot Asquith (1934). “More Or Less about Myself”
“The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves. That faith calls out the divinity within. You can do anything. You fail only when you do not strive sufficiently to manifest infinite power. As soon as a man or a nation loses faith, death comes.”
“No great idea in its beginning can ever be within the law. How can it be within the law? The law is stationary. The law is fixed. The law is a chariot wheel which binds us all regardless of conditions or place or time.”
“Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.”
“If something wants to be a story, it will be.”

Source : Scarlett Thomas (2008). “The End Of Mr. Y”, p.292, Canongate Books
“Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.”
“Houses, like people, have personalities, and, like the personalities of people, they are partly molded by all that has happened to them.”

Source : Louis Bromfield (1939). “It Takes All Kinds”
“The fragrance that suits me best is Romance by Ralph Lauren. It seems to blend into my chemistry, so it is nice and subtle. I don't like to be doused in scent. This one is feminine, fresh and a bit musky.”

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