"This is what I like, sitting at a table and watching people go by. It does something to your outlook on life. The Anglo-Saxons make a great mistake not staring at people from a sidewalk table."

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Source : Patricia Highsmith (2008). “The Talented Mr. Ripley”, p.65, W. W. Norton & Company

Patricia Highsmith

#Mistake Quotes #People Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Trust me that as I ignore all law to help the slave, so will I ignore it all to protect an enslaved woman.”
“Time is a great ocean which, like the other ocean, overflows with our remains.”
“The fittest of the fittest shall survive !”
“I'm a weirdo magnet, but I'm handling it better than I used to.”
“I try to keep away from being bigheaded. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink for the rest of their life. But there are several respected adult actors who were child actors that started very young. I'm going to try and model myself after Kurt Russell and Jodie Foster. Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.”
“The Commerce Clause has already been inflated so much that we basically can't do anything without the government's permission.”
“Detroit's political leadership is a parasite that has outgrown its host.”
“If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector, Democrats will lose black votes.”

Source : "Why the Establishment Wants to Destroy Herman Cain" by Dr. Alveda King, www.foxnews.com. November 9, 2011.

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