"We all have our little illusions about our own mental abilities."

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Source : Cornelia Otis Skinner (1985). “Bottoms up!”

Cornelia Otis Skinner

#Intelligence Quotes #Littles Quotes #Illusion Quotes

“Michael Weiss and Todd Eldredge and I all competed against each other. Even though Im older than them, we did cross over a little bit.”
“Not all the lyrics are topical - sometimes that is just the setting. They are all pretty much interpersonal. For some reason it's easier to write about people who are unsavory. It's like sometimes when you peel back an onion, there is mold inside.”
“I am not concerned about the 80 BMP consistency law of popular music. I'm concerned with other things, and they're very valid.”

Source : Interview with Chris Dahlen, pitchfork.com. March 6, 2005.
“Is it really in our countrys best interest to signal to the enemy that they probably only have to wait us out a little longer because congressional determination to defeat them is crumbling? Doesnt such a resolution further diminish our chances for success at the very time our soldiers are preparing to go into battle? And finally, regardless of our politics is this the time to announce to the world that our president is 'on his own'?”
“A strong marriage requires two people who choose to love each other even on those days when they struggle to like each other.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dave Willis from Apr 21, 2017
“The major deterrent to war is in a mans mind.”
“What we make testifies who we are. People can sense care and can sense carelessness.”
“The brain is not an organ to be relied upon.”

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