"Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely."

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Source : Common Misquotations introduction (1934)

Hesketh Pearson

#Book Quotes #Beer Quotes #Pride Quotes

“A rough should have high grass. When you go bowling they don't give you anything for landing in the gutter, do they?”
“Startups often win because it's easier to see what comes next when you don't have to worry about maintaining what came last.”

Source : Interview with Michael Jarrett, www2.york.psu.edu. November 8, 1987.
“I smacked her, cracked her, put her in a full nelson.”

Source : Song: Soopaman Luva 3, Album: Muddy Waters
“To give [the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba] even covert support is on a par with the hypocrisy and cynicism for which the United States is constantly denouncing the Soviet Union in the United Nations and elsewhere. This point will not be lost on the rest of the world, nor on our own consciences.”
“You never argued with my mother. You couldn't win.”
“To photograph is to confer importance.”
“Anything lower than mid-six figures is not going to get me interested in that. And honestly, I just don't want to.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“You know, I change my hair color a lot, I do all sorts of different things.”

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