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The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality.
The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.
All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction.
If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss, and I do not know... →
Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.
The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.
For every five well-adjusted and smoothly functioning Americans, there are two who never had the chance to discover themselves. It may well be... →
All really great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction.
It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be... →
In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude.
In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.
Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.
By the age of fifty, you have made yourself what you are, and if it is good, it is better than your youth.