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Quote by Cyril Connolly
Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a de

Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution of emphasis between man and nature. – Cyril Connolly

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The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence, — luxury, skepticism, weariness and superstition, — are constant. The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next. – Cyril Connolly

Category:
Corruption
Author
Cyril Connolly
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There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives. – Cyril Connolly

Category:
Wisdom
Author
Cyril Connolly
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Family
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My wife and I both come from Irish families. There are two kinds of Irish families: the hitting kind and the kidding kind. If youre fortunate – and both of us are – you come from the kidding kind of Irish family. – P. J. ORourke

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Family

I come from an Italian family. One of the greatest and most profound expressions we would ever use in conversations or arguments was a slamming door. The slamming door was our punctuation mark. – Mario Batali

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Family

When Im on my own, I can be negative. I need my friends and family around to help pick me up if Ive had a bad qualifying session. I think insecurity plagues a lot of sportspeople. – Jenson Button

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Family

As a child my familys menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it. – Buddy Hackett

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Family

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Cinema, radio, television, magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen in without hearing. – Robert Bresson

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Media

I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the films abrasive and wrongfoots people then, yknow, thats great. But I hope it involves an audience. – Paul Thomas Anderson

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Hope

Yes, Im going to be the President of the United States. You know why? You think you can get chicks by being in the movies? You can really get chicks by being the President. – Ben Affleck

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movies

Whence come I and whither go I? That is the great unfathomable question, the same for every one of us. Science has no answer to it. – Max Planck

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Science