"Versatility is one of the few human traits which are universally intolerable. You may be good at Greek and good at painting and be popular. You may be good at Greek and good at sport, and be wildly popular. But try all three and youâ€™re a mountebank. Nothing arouses suspicion quicker than genuine, all-round proficiency."

-- Dorothy Dunnett

#Sports Quotes #Greek Quotes #Trying Quotes

“People who read books in public places are regarded with suspicion because they appear self-sufficient. When you seem self-sufficient, other people think that you think you're better than them, and they get resentful.”
“You have family", Bob said. "You have a wife who hates you. Kids who are furious with you. A brother and sister who make you insane. And a nephew who used to be kind of a drip but apparently is not so much of a drip now. That's called family".”

Source : Elizabeth Strout (2013). “The Burgess Boys: A Novel”, p.303, Random House
“Find your center and stay there. It will allow you to live your life to its maximum.”
“It is something actresses need to go through and I think they look forward to being naked in a movie. I don't know why, but it is something you need to exhaust from yourself”
“I was that kind of kid that was going to the movies every weekend, I couldnt get enough of the movies, and now I get to make them. So I kind of have a one-track mind.”
“Consider that the devil doesn't sleep, but seeks our ruin in a thousand ways.”
“I ask a million questions, and I insist on having answers. I think that is what we have to do. I have to know what the director wants. Some are very much in their head, and I need to force it out of them. I just can't play around for eight hours and see if something happens.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Artificial manures lead inevitably to artificial nutrition, artificial food, artificial animals and finally to artificial men and women.”

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