Quote by Marya Mannes
If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsess

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 which talk is the more boring. – Marya Mannes

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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. – Marya Mannes

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Dreams
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The great omission in American life is solitude; not loneliness, for this is an alienation that thrives most in the midst of crowds, but that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incubator of the spirit. – Marya Mannes

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I think the person who takes a job in order to live – that is to say, for the money – has turned himself into a slave. – Joseph Campbell

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I dont care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead. – Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Now, people when I say that look at me and say, What are you talking about, Joe? Youre telling me we have to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt?. The answer is yes, thats what Im telling you. – Joe Biden

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I like to sing ballads the way Eddie Fisher does and the way Perry Como does. But the way Im singing now is what makes the money. – Elvis Presley

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Experience is what you got by not having it when you need it. – Author Unknown

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Heres the funny thing about the response Ive been aware of to my dating famous people: Its been very negative. Im either not good-looking enough, not a good enough actor or not successful enough for these people. – Dax Shepard

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Your heart knows your song, but you have to be willing to listen to the words. – Sue Rock, http://sue215.blogspot.com

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