Quote by Raymond Chandler
The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude

The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar, and the moment you try to approach him on the level of his moral integrity he starts to talk business. – Raymond Chandler

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They dont want you until you have made a name, and by the time you have made a name, you have developed some kind of talent they cant use. All they will do is spoil it, if you let them. – Raymond Chandler

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Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say. – Raymond Chandler

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Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girls clothes off. – Raymond Chandler

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Attitude
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It got very tedious saying the same jokes in the same way with the same attitude. – Norm MacDonald

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Attitude

Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. – Josh McDowell

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Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman – not the attitude of the prospect. – W. Clement Stone

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Attitude

I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasnt expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration. – Neil Diamond

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Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them. – Dion Boucicault

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