"The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable."

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Source : Lady Dorothy Nevill (1907). “The reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill”, Arnold

Dorothy Nevill

#Business Quotes #Class Quotes #Justice Quotes

“I was constantly being dragged out of movies for laughing too loud.”
“I don't think there's anything immature about fighting for the underdog and fighting for people who don't have a voice. I have an intense desire to protect people who can't protect themselves.”
“For God's sake bring me a large Scotch. What a bloody awful country.”

Source : Said on the aeroplane after visiting Northern Ireland for the first time,
“...no way could I fall in love. I just couldn't go there yet. Settle for less. I didn't want to process through anything. I didn't want to pick up any pieces. Lower my expectations.”
“I've heard that the best way to help poor people is to make sure you don't become one of them”
“My kids haven't watched one episode of 'Growing Pains'. I'll tell you why. When our kids were little, we never wanted Mommy or Daddy to be the celebrity mom or dad to our kids.”
“I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Yes, it's a very difficult thing to do, to promote a record, do television shows, and to still want to remain private, it's really quite difficult to explain to people what you're trying to do. I mean I'd actually quite like to be a recluse, but you know, you've got to promote the record as well.”

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